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In 1765, Americans reacted with fury to the Stamp Act, a new attempt by the British government to tax the colonists. Benjamin Franklin was in London at the time, but because he had close ties to the imperial administration, rioters threatened violence against his Philadelphia home. But Deborah Franklin, armed with her brother’s firearm, refused to leave.

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About the Production
Ken Burns’s four-hour documentary, “Benjamin Franklin,” explores the revolutionary life of one of the 18th Century’s most consequential figures, whose work and words unlocked the mystery of electricity and helped create the United States.