Was Benjamin Franklin a racist?

by joshuaferris

I understand that Benjamin Franklin was a slave owner who became an abolitionist later in life. I was once on a tour and the guide said that Franklin did oppose slavery, but did believe that in white superiority. Is this true? I cannot find evidence of it anywhere.

Jyamira

Here's a previous thread with a quote from Benjamin Franklin about the importance of preventing non-English from immigrating to America, and some discussion about his views on race by /u/mydearestangelica

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8sl6e6/when_were_illegal_immigrants_invented_in_the_us/e12kfku