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Benjamin Franklin to James, Sarah, and Moses after George Washington's inauguration as President; final lines of the series
We the People
Season 1, Episode 40
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Air date 4/4/2003
Written by Bruce Franklin Singer
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We the People is the fortieth and final episode of Liberty's Kids.

Premise[]

Moses resolves to open a school for free black children; Sarah reunites with her parents; the Constitution.

Summary[]

Moses resolves to open a school for free black children. Sarah looks forward to reuniting with her father and mother in upstate New York. Everyone looks forward to their new lives in the United States of America as Benjamin Franklin reminds us that the new Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only that you be free to pursue it.

Trivia[]

  • When discussing the issue of slavery not being abolished in the new constitution, Benjamin Franklin foreshadows the Civil War by stating "We've fought one war for liberty, I hope we won't have to fight another."
  • Historical characters deceased by the events of this episode: Bernardo de Gálvez (DOD: November 30, 1786), Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes (DOD: February 13, 1787), Dr. Barnabas Binney (DOD: June 21, 1787), François Joseph Paul, Comte de Grasse (DOD: January 11, 1788), Ethan Allen (DOD: February 12, 1789)
     

Quotes[]

Writers[]

Written by: Bruce Franklin Singer


Executive Producers: Andy Heyward, Michael Maliani, Robby London

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