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John Hope Franklin

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African-American historian

United StatesWritersLived 1915 to 2009 · aged 94
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John Hope Franklin was an American historian who focused on the history of the United States. He 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.

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Franklin with President Bill Clinton at an event for the One America Initiative, 1998Franklin with President Bill Clinton at an event for the One America Initiative, 1998

Awards 15

2006Kluge Prize
2000Lincoln Prize
1999Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
1997Helmerich Award
1995Presidential Medal of Freedom
1995Spingarn Medal
1994Bruce Catton Prize
1993Charles Frankel Prize
1993North Carolina Award for Literature
1984honorary doctor of the University of Miami
1976Jefferson Lecture
1975St. Louis Literary Award
1950Guggenheim Fellowship
National Humanities Medal
Fulbright Scholarship

Connected to John 6

Bernard BailynAlso won Bruce Catton PrizeJames M. McPhersonAlso won Lincoln PrizeAlan FurstAlso won Helmerich AwardGerald HoltonAlso won Jefferson LectureYu Ying-shihAlso won Kluge PrizeReynolds PriceAlso won North Carolina Award for Literature

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1915 to 2009 · aged 94
Written about in
12 languages

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