Framed Ben Franklin's Petition to Abolish Slavery. Historical Prints by Patriot Gear Company

Our framed Ben Franklin's Petition to Abolish Slavery is proudly handmade in the USA. Franklin did not publicly speak out against slavery until very late in his life. As a young man he owned slaves, and he carried advertisements for the sale of slaves in his newspaper, the Pennsylvania Gazette. At the same time, however, he published numerous Quaker pamphlets against slavery and condemned the practice of slavery in his private correspondence. It was after the ratification of the United States Constitution that he became an outspoken opponent of slavery.