John Hope Franklin

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 civilian honor.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 02, 1915
Birth place
Oklahoma , Rentiesville Oklahoma
Date of deathMarch 25, 2009
Place of death
North Carolina , Durham North Carolina , Duke University Hospital
Education
Harvard University
Fisk University

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External resources

  1. http://docsouth.unc.edu/sohp
  2. http://docsouth.unc.edu/sohp/A-0339/menu.html
  3. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/JohnHo
  4. http://www.johnhopefranklin.com/us/2088/0195084519/Runaway_Slaves_Rebels_on_the_Plantation
  5. http://www.johnhopefranklin.com/us/2088/0374299447/Mirror_to_America_The_Autobiography_of_John_Hope_Franklin
  6. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/charlotte/obituary.aspx?n=john-hope-franklin&pid=125464153
  7. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/25/AR2009032503905.html