John Hope Franklin

For historians of every stripe, the name John Hope Franklin (1915-2009) is one that cannot be ignored.

John Hope Franklin: The Passing of a Griot 2009

For historians of every stripe, the name John Hope Franklin (1915-2009) is one that cannot be ignored.

People's Weekly World Blog 2009

Beloved historian John Hope Franklin and others have reminded us that traditional myths about slavery destroying Black families are a lie: the slavery system and individual slaveowners may have done their very best to try to destroy the families in their control, but it didn't work.

Marian Wright Edelman: A Call to Black Families Marian Wright Edelman 2011

In what must have seemed to contemporary blacks as a sign of cosmic justice, black soldiers were in the vanguard of a conquering army that helped end 250 years of American slavery, argued the late John Hope Franklin, author of From Slavery to Freedom.

Black soldiers waged wars on two fronts 2011

The reason for the gathering, which included historian John Hope Franklin and civil rights matriarch Dorothy Height, was to address growing rates of poverty among black children.

Black leaders regroup to address widening poverty among African American children Krissah Thompson 2011

Beloved historian John Hope Franklin and others have reminded us that traditional myths about slavery destroying Black families are a lie: the slavery system and individual slaveowners may have done their very best to try to destroy the families in their control, but it didn't work.

Marian Wright Edelman: A Call to Black Families Marian Wright Edelman 2011

Frankly speaking, he never knows the dearly departed that I'm speaking of -- when John Hope Franklin passed, I got the look.

Farewell to Dorothy Height 2010

The eminent Duke University historian John Hope Franklin confirmed the national mood, calling it "one of the most momentous, if not the most historic moment in the history of this country."

Erik Ose: Yes We Can, Said Barack Obama, And We Did 2010

Frankly speaking, he never knows the dearly departed that I'm speaking of -- when John Hope Franklin passed, I got the look.

Zondra Hughes: Farewell to Dorothy Height 2010

The eminent Duke University historian John Hope Franklin confirmed the national mood, calling it "one of the most momentous, if not the most historic moment in the history of this country."

Yes We Can, Said Barack Obama, And We Did Erik Ose 2010