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John Hope Franklin

John Hope Franklin

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03 Jan 1915
† 25 Mar 2009
Rentiesville, Oklahoma, USA
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Biography

John Hope Franklin (January 2, 1915 – March 25, 2009) was an American historian of the United States and former president of Phi Beta Kappa, the Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association, and the Southern Historical Association. Franklin is best known for his work From Slavery to Freedom, first published in 1947, and continually updated. More than three million copies have been sold. In 1995, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest ci...

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Professor John Hope Franklin

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John Hope Franklin's Movies

First Person Singular: John Hope Franklin
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First Person Singular: John Hope Franklin

01 Jan 1997

From Swastika to Jim Crow
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From Swastika to Jim Crow

01 Jan 2000

The Middle Passage
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The Middle Passage

11 Dec 1997

John Hope Franklin's TV Shows

American Experience
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American Experience

04 Oct 1988