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John Hope Franklin 1915-2009: Historian For All People
We treasure the wisdom of the elders. We hold in high esteem their life experience; that is why we celebrate the life of the late John Hope Franklin who departed this existence on March 25, 2009. He was 94 years old.
The late John Hope Franklin was a chronicler of American history and a civil rights activist.
He was president of Phi Beta Kappa, the Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association, and the Southern Historical Association. He was Professor Emeritus of History at Duke University.
Franklin is probably best known for his work “From Slavery to Freedom”, first published in 1947, and regularly updated. This historic writing has sold an more than three million copies have been. In 1995, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.
“My challenge was to weave into the fabric of American history enough of the presence of blacks so that the story of the United States could be told adequately and fairly.”
~ John Hope Franklin, PhD
John Hope Franklin began his illustrious career at Fisk University where he received his undergraduate degree in 1935. He later attended Harvard University where he was awarded a masters degree in 1936 and five years later he became Dr. Franklin when he won his PhD in history.
Franklin was a prolific chronicler of the American saga with emphasis on the American south.
He taught in countries all over the world from China, to the then Soviet Union; from Australia to Zimbabwe.
John Hope Franklin is survived by his son.
John Hope Franklin is the reason we can say with pride black history is American history.
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