The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with John Hope Franklin

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with John Hope Franklin

11/28/2003

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2003.281

African american history professor John Hope Franklin (1915 - 2009 ) is known as the "dean" of African American historians and has published hundreds of articles and at least fifteen books. Franklin was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 11/28/2003, in College Park, Maryland. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 6; Total Run Time: 02h 54m 13s

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Franklin, John Hope, 1915-2009

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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 Disaster of 1921. Franklin's mother, Mollie was a teacher and his father, B.C. Franklin was an attorney who handled lawsuits precipitated by the famous Tulsa Race Riot. Graduating from Booker T. Washington High School in 1931, Franklin received an A.B. from Fisk University in 1935 and went on to attend Harvard University, whe...