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.
Filmography
all 11
self 8
Movies 7
TV Shows 4
Producer 1
Self - Historian
Thomas Jefferson (1997)
TV
Self (Charlie Rose archive footage 12/1/05)
Charlie Rose (1991)
TV
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GenderMale
Birthday1915-01-03
Deathday2009-03-25 (94 years old)
Birth PlaceRentiesville, United States
FatherBuck Colbert Franklin
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesDurham · Oklahoma · Tulsa, United States, Rentiesville, United States of America
Also Known AsProfessor John Hope Franklin
Awardshonorary doctor of the University of Miami, North Carolina Award for Literature, Guggenheim Fellowship, Fulbright Program, Fulbright Scholarship, Presidential Medal of Freedom, National Humanities Medal, Kluge Prize, Spingarn Medal, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, Helmerich Award, Jefferson Lecture, Lincoln Prize, St. Louis Literary Award, Bruce Catton Prize, Charles Frankel Prize
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