January 2, 1915 John Hope Franklin, historian and author, was born in Rentiesville, Oklahoma. Franklin earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Fisk University in 1935 and his Master of Arts degree and Ph. D. in history from Harvard University in 1936 and 1941, respectively. In the early 1950s, he served on the NAACP Legal […]
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January 2nd in African American History – John Hope Franklin
By Chimsima Zuhri on January 2, 2013 in African American History, Author, Education, January, Law
Tags: Brooklyn College, Duke University, educator, Fisk University, Harvard University, NAACP, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Spingarn Medal, University of Chicago
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