"find your voice"
Can a boy inundated with politics since the day he was born, find his own voice in the world?
Social & External
Franklin - Age 13
Young Franklin
Margaret
Ida
Student
Present Day Franklin
Ted
Radio Show Host
Radio Producer
Teacher
Caroline
William
Aunt Babs
Uncle Warren
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