John Hope Franklin
African-American historian · United States · On the map · Writers · Lived 1915 to 2009 · aged 94
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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2009Died25 March 20092006Kluge PrizeAward2000Lincoln PrizeAward1999Anisfield-Wolf Book AwardsAward1997Helmerich AwardAward1995Presidential Medal of FreedomAwardSpingarn MedalAward1994Bruce Catton PrizeAward1993Charles Frankel PrizeAwardNorth Carolina Award for LiteratureAward1984Honorary Doctor of the University of MiamiAward1976Jefferson LectureAward1975St. Louis Literary AwardAward1950Guggenheim FellowshipAward1915Born2 January 1915
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Lived 1915 to 2009 · aged 94
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Bernard BailynBoth received Bruce Catton PrizeAlan FurstBoth received Helmerich AwardReynolds PriceBoth received North Carolina Award for LiteratureDavid Brion DavisBoth received Bruce Catton PrizeJoseph MitchellBoth received North Carolina Award for Literature
Gerda LernerBoth received Bruce Catton Prize