John Hope Franklin
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 civilian honor.
Known For
American Experience
The Middle Passage
From Swastika to Jim Crow
First Person Singular: John Hope Franklin
All Movies (3)
- From Swastika to Jim Crow2000 · as John Hope Franklin
- The Middle Passage1997 · as Self
- First Person Singular: John Hope Franklin1997 · as Himself