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Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin.
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John Hope Franklin
American historian (–)
For other people named John Franklin, see John Franklin (disambiguation).
John Hope Franklin | |
|---|---|
| Born | ()January 2, Rentiesville, Oklahoma, United States |
| Died | March 25, () (aged&#;94) Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States |
| Alma&#;mater | |
| Occupation(s) | Scholar, historian, author, professor |
| Spouse | Aurelia Whittington Franklin (m.
; d. ) |
| Children | John Whittington Franklin |
| Honors | |
John Hope Franklin (January 2, – March 25, ) 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 , and continually updated.
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More than three million copies have been sold. In , he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.