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Franklin and Slave Labor

Slavery was legal in all thirteen colonies that eventually formed the United States. In the middle of the 18th Century, nearly a tenth of Philadelphia’s residents were enslaved—working in businesses and homes, including Franklin’s. Many Philadelphians, including Franklin’s friends and colleagues, were vocally antislavery. But Franklin, committed to slave labor, did not join them.

Clip Season 1 Episode 1 Length 01:49 Premiere: 04/04/22

Recent Episodes

“An American” (1775-1790)

S1 E2 Length 1:54:39 Premiere Date 04/05/22

Spanish Version | “An American” (1775-1790)

S1 E4 Length 1:54:59 Premiere Date 04/05/22

“Join or Die” (1706-1774)

S1 E1 Length 1:55:07 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Spanish Version | “Join or Die” (1706-1774)

S1 E3 Length 1:55:26 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Clips & Previews

The Stamp Act

Clip Length 03:46 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Publicly Humiliated in London

Clip Length 06:02 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Franklin’s Observations and Experiments on Electricity

Clip Length 05:31 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Franklin and Slave Labor

Clip Length 01:49 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Franklin Faces His Racial Prejudices

Clip Length 01:58 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Benjamin Franklin Invents the Glass Armonica

Clip Length 01:55 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Franklin Makes a Name for Himself as a Printer

Clip Length 03:53 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Franklin’s Endlessly Quotable Poor Richard’s Almanack

Clip Length 04:37 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Official Trailer

Preview Length 00:31 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Behind the Scenes | Exploring Benjamin Franklin

Clip Length 02:02 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Bonus material | Benjamin Franklin and Inoculation

Clip Length 06:09 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Bonus Material | Benjamin Franklin House in London

Clip Length 05:15 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Bonus Material | Benjamin Franklin’s Theory of Colds

Clip Length 03:03 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Specials

A Discussion with Mandy Patinkin and Michael Douglas

Length 25:27 Premiere Date 04/01/22

Franklin and Revolution

Length 1:15:12 Premiere Date 03/29/22

Benjamin Franklin and American Diplomacy

Length 56:05 Premiere Date 03/21/22

Franklin and Innovation

Length 59:03 Premiere Date 03/08/22

Franklin and Writing

Length 1:01:26 Premiere Date 03/03/22

Season 1 Episodes

Spanish Version | “An American” (1775-1790)

S1 E4 Length 1:54:59 Premiere Date 04/05/22

Spanish Version | “Join or Die” (1706-1774)

S1 E3 Length 1:55:26 Premiere Date 04/04/22

“An American” (1775-1790)

S1 E2 Length 1:54:39 Premiere Date 04/05/22

“Join or Die” (1706-1774)

S1 E1 Length 1:55:07 Premiere Date 04/04/22

The Stamp Act

Clip Length 03:46 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Publicly Humiliated in London

Clip Length 06:02 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Franklin’s Observations and Experiments on Electricity

Clip Length 05:31 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Franklin and Slave Labor

Clip Length 01:49 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Franklin Faces His Racial Prejudices

Clip Length 01:58 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Benjamin Franklin Invents the Glass Armonica

Clip Length 01:55 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Franklin Makes a Name for Himself as a Printer

Clip Length 03:53 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Franklin’s Endlessly Quotable Poor Richard’s Almanack

Clip Length 04:37 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Official Trailer

Preview Length 00:31 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Behind the Scenes | Exploring Benjamin Franklin

Clip Length 02:02 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Bonus material | Benjamin Franklin and Inoculation

Clip Length 06:09 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Bonus Material | Benjamin Franklin House in London

Clip Length 05:15 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Bonus Material | Benjamin Franklin’s Theory of Colds

Clip Length 03:03 Premiere Date 04/04/22

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