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Creation Date
2011
Description
Franklin transformed from a slaveholder to an ardent abolitionist who believed in equal rights for African Americans under the United states Constitution. This exhibit traces the time line of Franklin's views on the issue of African American bondage in America. it shows society's acceptance of slavery in America in conflict with the intellectual principles on which the American revolution stood.
Philip Mohr, Booth Library graduate assistant, curator (North-East side Marvin Foyer)
Keywords
Booth Library, Benjamin Franklin, Exhibits
