First of all, Ben Franklin wasn't always an abolitionist. IN fact, he owned slaves for a while and he probably didn't believe in equal rights for blacks..(because even less people did back in his day than in LIncoln's). Secondly and more importantly, he was never president.
First of all, Ben Franklin wasn't always an abolitionist. IN fact, he owned slaves for a while and he probably didn't believe in equal rights for blacks..(because even less people did back in his day than in LIncoln's). Secondly and more importantly, he was never president.