John Hope Franklin

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1915-01-03

Deathday 2009-03-25 (94 years old)

Place of Birth Rentiesville, Oklahoma, USA

Also Known As Professor John Hope Franklin

John Hope Franklin

Biography

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

Actor

2000
From Swastika to Jim Crow

as John Hope Franklin

1991
Charlie Rose

as Self (Charlie Rose archive footage 12/1/05)

Producer