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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.
John Hope Franklin was an American historian and educator noted for his scholarly reappraisal of the American Civil War era and the importance of the black struggle in shaping modern American identity. He also helped fashion the legal brief that led to the historic Supreme Court decision outlawing.
Dr. John Hope Franklin (1915-2009) embraced life and worked with a seriousness and dedication that few could rival. A preeminent scholar, tireless activist and diligent citizen, Dr. Franklin spent his 94 years on earth striving to make a difference.
John Hope Franklin (1915-2009) was James B. Duke Professor of History Emeritus and for seven years was Professor of Legal History at Duke University’s Law School. He was a native of Oklahoma and a graduate of Fisk University. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in history from Harvard University in 1936 and 1941, respectively.
Nov 28, 2003 · Biography. Dean of African American historians, John Hope Franklin was born January 2, 1915 in Rentriesville, Oklahoma. His family relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma shortly after the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921.
Mar 26, 2009 · John Hope Franklin, a prolific scholar of African-American history who profoundly influenced thinking about slavery and Reconstruction while helping to further the civil rights struggle, died...
Feb 28, 2023 · John Hope Franklin wrote of the African American struggle for justice for seven decades. At his death, he was called "the first great American historian to reckon the price owed in...
Mar 28, 2009 · March 28, 2009. When he was a boy in segregated Oklahoma, where he was born in 1915, John Hope Franklin used to indulge in a subversive bit of wordplay like a small act of public and private...
Dec 29, 2015 · This year marks the centenary of the birth of the historian John Hope Franklin. His accomplishments were many and varied, including holding the presidencies of the American Historical Association, the Southern Historical Association, and the Organization of American Historians.
John Hope Franklin, president of the American Historical Association, is the John Matthews Manly Distinguished Service Professor of History at the University of Chicago. He was born in .1915 in Rentiesville, Oklahoma, and attended the public schools of Tulsa.
