Franklin was a notorious slave trader, who abused female slaves under his control.
(from the Washington Post article, dated 9/14/2019 about Franklin and his partner, John Armfield)
"Through it all, both regularly raped the women they bought and sold and joked about it in letters, a shared habit that deepened their friendship. Franklin and Armfield each fathered at least one child with an enslaved woman, Rothman said. He suspects the abuse, which had no financial purpose, stemmed from a desire for raw power: “They did it because they could, and they felt like it.”'
Contributor: PM Fox (47130382) • [email protected]
Franklin was a notorious slave trader, who abused female slaves under his control.
(from the Washington Post article, dated 9/14/2019 about Franklin and his partner, John Armfield)
"Through it all, both regularly raped the women they bought and sold and joked about it in letters, a shared habit that deepened their friendship. Franklin and Armfield each fathered at least one child with an enslaved woman, Rothman said. He suspects the abuse, which had no financial purpose, stemmed from a desire for raw power: “They did it because they could, and they felt like it.”'
Contributor: PM Fox (47130382) • [email protected]
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