John Hope Franklin
Actor
- Born
- January 3, 1915 · Rentiesville, Oklahoma, USA
- Died
- March 25, 2009 (age 94)
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.
Known for
Acting3
- 2000From Swastika to Jim Crow as John Hope Franklin
- 1997Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage as Self
- 1997First Person Singular: John Hope Franklin as Himself
Behind the camera1
- 1967The Rise of the Industrial Giants Producer