Historian and author Dr. John Hope Franklin was a professor of legal history at Duke University. Franklin's specialty was the history of African Americans and the U.S. South. His book From Slavery to Freedom: A History of Negro Americans was republished seven times.The Washington Post: Historian John Hope Franklin Dies (March 25, 2009)
Franklin died at the Duke University hospital on March 25, 2009, at the age of 94. His death was due to heart failure. The Washington Post: Historian John Hope Franklin Dies (March 25, 2009)
Accomplishments
- 1935: Attended Harvard University
- 1945: Began writing From Slavery to Freedom
- 1956: Became the chair of the History Department at Howard University
- 1967: Chaired the History Department at the University of Chicago
- 1978: Who's Who in America selected Franklin as one of eight Americans who have made significant contributions to society
- 1982: Joined the faculty of Duke University
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Born
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Birthplace
Rentiesville, Oklahoma
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Alma mater
Fisk University
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Awarded a Ph.D from Harvard University
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Spouse
Aurelia Whittington Franklin
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Began teaching at his alma mater Fisk University
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Authored
The Emancipation Proclamation, The Militant South, The Free Negro in North Carolina
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1985
Received the Clarence L. Holte Literary Prize
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President of Phi Beta Kappa from 1973 to 1976
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Taught at Duke University
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Died of congestive heart failure in 2009 at the age of 94
