Cecelia and Fanny
Book Review: Discover a surprising friendship between an escaped slave and her former mistress in Brad Asher’s new nonfiction book Cecelia and Fanny.
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Tag Archives: Slavery
Abraham Lincoln
In an earlier blog, I explained why Ben Franklin, an early and active abolitionist, would have felt a sense of pride that an African-American became our 44th president. With Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday celebration afoot, what would Franklin say about the Great Emancipator? Here’s what he’d say: Franklin would honor Lincoln for “securing the blessings ... More
America’s First Black President Barack Obama
What would Benjamin Franklin say about America’s first black president? Here’s what he’d say: “I told you so!” Franklin, after all, both created the job of president and promoted the abolition of slavery, so Barack Obama’s inauguration represents the final conjunction of two of Franklin’s most significant contributions to life in America. Franklin first proposed ... More
