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Did Benjamin Franklin own slaves?

April 26, 2017Benjamin Franklin slaves

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Did Benjamin Franklin own slaves?

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I would add Peter and Jemima who are mentioned in his will to be freed but had already died before Franklin. There was also Othello who died at a young age. So that makes five and he had two slaves long after he became an abolitionist.