![]() The Society was originally formed April 14, 1775, in Philadelphia, as The Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage it was reorganized in 1784 and again in 1787, and then incorporated by the state of Pennsylvania in 1789. In his later years he became vocal as an abolitionist and in 1787 began to serve as President of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery. ![]() Benjamin Franklin's Anti-Slavery Petitions to CongressÄuring his life, Franklin had many careers including service as a diplomat, a printer, a writer, an inventor, a scientist, a lawmaker, and a postmaster, among others.
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