Franklin's Spark (1720-1765) - Philadelphia: The Great Experiment
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Benjamin Franklin is Philadelphia's most iconic citizen, but how did William Penn's city shape the man often called "The First American"? This episode follows Franklin from his arrival as a fugitive indentured servant to his emergence as a leader of craftsmen, civic innovator, media pioneer, politician, and the force behind America's greatest Enlightenment city. But all around Franklin, slavery drives the city's prosperity. Sampson, enslaved to Governor James Logan, strikes out for freedom, forcing Quaker power brokers to wrestle with the great evil of their times. And soon, Philadelphia's peaceful charter will face its greatest test, as a violent frontier conflict threatens to explode in the city's streets.
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History Making Productions presents
"Franklin's Spark"
An Episode of "Philadelphia: The Great Experiment"
Created by Sam Katz
Directed by Andrew Ferrett
Produced by Wendy Cox
Written by Andrew Ferrett & Nathaniel Popkin
Director of Photography: Paul Van Haute
Music Composed by Patrick De Caumette
Edited by Rachel Sophia Stewart
Associate Producer: Jonathan Kohl
Narrated by Michael Boatman
Creative Director: Virginia Lasco
Production Designer: Steven Pennepacker
Costume Designer: Millie Hiibel
Principal Casting: Cynthia Jantzen
Hair & Make-Up: Krystal Tini
Sound & Dialogue Editor: Dan La Porta
Made possible through the generous support of:
The Halloran Family Philanthropies - Kay & Harry Halloran
The McCausland Family Foundation - Bonnie & Peter McCausland
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Props to the cameraman he had to go back In time
@ememmeme8722
3 жыл бұрын
you're joking right? traveling back in time is not possible
@tgutz7019
3 жыл бұрын
@@ememmeme8722 cmon man
@Runescape_God
2 жыл бұрын
Hopefully he got paid overtime for all of that time traveling he had to do.
@camerongaul261
11 ай бұрын
@@Runescape_God Unless the overtime could only be measured in the forward progression of time.
@camerongaul261
11 ай бұрын
The camera man accidentally posted the video in a year before time travel though. The look of embarrassment on their face upon returning home and realizing they altered the timeline.
It shows we live in a broken world and we must diligently fight against evil - always.
Simply Splendid hometown Philly info !! 🥨🔥💎🎩
But the funny thing is that Philly it's the same way today we lawless trash everywhere corrupt politics we do what we want but to be here and to know it is to love it I represent my hometown.
@dkmurphy6129
3 жыл бұрын
Put the guns down. Jesus fucking Christ put the guns down.
16:40 what a great edit, just start walking straight into the river..
It amazes me how ppl who comes in on boats just loves to take over... thank God for Time because it brings changes
Thank you and thumbs up.
Well, from the 1750s, and through the 1770s, Philadelphia was the second largest city in the United Kingdom/British Colonial Empire (behind London).
Junto is spanish for together...
🎉..I ❤ Everything Philly ♥️🇮🇪☘️
amazing documentary
My native city shines again!
*Benjamin Lay with the stabbing of the Bible where blood-colored dye squirted out, was brilliant! Poor Sampson.*
Clicked for a story on Franklin, somehow I got half that with most of the time being exaggerated takes on the settlers and slavery.
Wow......Robinson highly qualified strong speedy and skillful soccer player .
Seems to be an error in loading....
but it was franklin's scientific discoveries on electricity that endeared him to European civilization who celebrated him highly for this; treated him as a rock star!
@mariusmatei2946
Жыл бұрын
Well, Benjamin Franklin, himself, was a product of the (European) Enlightenment!
Lost the thread a bit with the Sampson subplot - wish they had spent less time on the slavery stuff. Not a big part of the overall plot.
Those who edited this film should be flogged. Hardly any scene lasts more than two seconds. The longest scene is that of an enlarging map (~ 8 sec). Do they think we have attention deficit disorder? So many quick changes of scenes almost gave me a headache.
As always, greed drives much of this world. Follow the money and you will find the evil.
Who is the narrator?
@KMAllmond
6 жыл бұрын
Cathy F - Michael Boatman.
@fnturtle8476
3 жыл бұрын
@@KMAllmond how do you know that XD
@fnturtle8476
3 жыл бұрын
@@KMAllmond also your two years late lol and I’m two years late from your comment also lol
9:53
hi
It’s absolutely horrible what we did to the Africans and native Americans. We should be ashamed of ourselves.
Four score&seven years ago,......this Loud background music is a pain in Franklin's Ass.
Also I realized that Negro is also spanish for black so we were correct when we say Negro. It's that in english it sounds different it's neeegro.. I never knew that.
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Franklin was an atheist
@louisbrunelle9328
8 жыл бұрын
+Blue Max , I dont know about that. He was a Freemason which would require him to prove he believes in a supreme being. I know its been difficult to tell over the years though. That only proves he was a politician. www.beliefnet.com/resourcelib/docs/42/Letter_from_Benjamin_Franklin_to_an_Atheist_1.html
@brianew
8 жыл бұрын
+Blue Max, what's your point?
@KMAllmond
6 жыл бұрын
louis brunelle - I think he was an atheist in private, but a Deist in public.
@NoineNoineNoine
6 жыл бұрын
Most smart people are.
@joekillian5989
4 жыл бұрын
Not true at all. He was a deist and believed having in faith in a Supreme Being.
Wtf is this shit Black history in philly or what ???
@blackinton2526
Ай бұрын
Philadelphia history is Philadelphia history