St. Louis Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1975) Winner
John Hope Franklin
ジョン・ホープ・フランクリン
John Hope Franklin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1915-01-02 （Rentiesville, Oklahoma, United States）
- Died
- 2009-03-25 （Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States） age 94
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Rentiesville, Oklahoma, United States → Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States → Nashville, Tennessee, United States → Washington, D.C., United States → Brooklyn, New York, United States → Chicago, Illinois, United States → Durham, North Carolina, United States → Cambridge, United Kingdom
Career
- Occupations
- historian, scholar, author, professor
- Active Years
- 1939-2009
- Affiliations
- Fisk University (faculty), St. Augustine's College (faculty), North Carolina College for Negroes / North Carolina Central University (faculty), Howard University (faculty), Brooklyn College (chair, Department of History), University of Chicago (professor, department chair), Duke University (James B. Duke Professor, emeritus), University of Cambridge (visiting Pitt Professor)
- Memberships
- Phi Beta Kappa, American Historical Association (served as president), American Studies Association (served as president), Southern Historical Association (served as president), Organization of American Historians (served as president), Alpha Phi Alpha, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, Cosmos Club (Washington, D.C.)
- Influenced By
- John Hope (educator), Buck Colbert Franklin (father)
- Influenced
- David Levering Lewis, Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Numerous American historians and public intellectuals
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisk University | — | History | B.A. | 1931–1935 | United States |
| Harvard University | — | History | M.A. | 1935–1936 | United States |
| Harvard University | — | History (Ph.D. program) | Ph.D. | 1936–1941 | United States |
Fisk University
History
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1931–1935
Year of Graduation:
1935
Country:
United States
Graduated from the historically black university (HBCU) with a B.A.
Harvard University
History
Degree:
M.A.
Period:
1935–1936
Year of Graduation:
1936
Country:
United States
Master's degree
Harvard University
History (Ph.D. program)
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
1936–1941
Year of Graduation:
1941
Country:
United States
Doctorate obtained; thereafter pursued career in historical research and teaching
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Presidential Medal of Freedom | — | — | Office of the President of the United States | 受賞 |
| 2006 | John W. Kluge Prize (Humanities) | — | — | Library of Congress | 受賞（共同受賞） |
| 1995 | Spingarn Medal | — | — | NAACP | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Robert F. Kennedy Book Award | Mirror to America (autobiography) | — | Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Bruce Catton Prize for Lifetime Achievement (Society of American Historians) | — | — | Society of American Historians | 受賞 |
| 1975 | St. Louis Literary Award | — | — | Saint Louis University Library Associates | 受賞 |
Presidential Medal of Freedom
1995
Organization:
Office of the President of the United States
Result:
受賞
John W. Kluge Prize (Humanities)
2006
Organization:
Library of Congress
Result:
受賞（共同受賞）
Spingarn Medal
1995
Organization:
NAACP
Result:
受賞
Robert F. Kennedy Book Award
2006
Work:
Mirror to America (autobiography)
Organization:
Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights
Result:
受賞
Bruce Catton Prize for Lifetime Achievement (Society of American Historians)
1994
Organization:
Society of American Historians
Result:
受賞
St. Louis Literary Award
1975
Organization:
Saint Louis University Library Associates
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1997) Winner
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 64 (1999) Lifetime Achievement Award
Works
Major Works
From Slavery to Freedom
1947 History / American historyA landmark survey of African American history from slavery through the modern era. First published in 1947 and repeatedly updated; became a widely used textbook and reference.
slaveryemancipationcivil rightsrace relations
The Free Negro in North Carolina, 1790–1860
1943 History / Regional historyAn academic study analyzing the social and economic status of free black people in North Carolina before the Civil War.
free black communitiesslave societyregional history
Reconstruction: After the Civil War
1961 History / Reconstruction studiesA study of the Reconstruction era after the Civil War, examining its political and social consequences.
Reconstructioncitizenshippolitical history
Racial Equality in America
1976 Lecture series / EssaysA three-part lecture series based on the 1976 Jefferson Lecture, chronicling the long-term development of race issues in American history.
race relationspublic historyeducation
Mirror to America
2005 Autobiography / MemoirFranklin's autobiography reflecting on his life and career, discussing his education, activism, scholarship, and experiences with discrimination.
memoirstruggle against discriminationacademic life
Bibliography
- The Free Negro in North Carolina, 1790–1860 (1943)
- From Slavery to Freedom (1947, multiple revised editions)
- The Militant South, 1800–1861 (1956)
- Reconstruction: After the Civil War (1961)
- The Emancipation Proclamation (1963)
- Racial Equality in America (1976)
- Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin (2005)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly and source-based narrativedidactic/textbook styleclear and explanatory prose
- Recurring Motifs
- race and equalityslavery and emancipationReconstruction and citizenshiplegal frameworks and social history
Legacy
John Hope Franklin was a seminal historian of American and African American history. Through landmark works like From Slavery to Freedom and public lectures and essays, he bridged scholarship and public understanding, mentored generations of historians, and left institutional legacies including centers bearing his name and public commemorations such as the renaming of a Tulsa park.
Museums
- John Hope Franklin Research Center (Duke University) David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) Opened in 2001
Academic Societies
- American Historical Association
- American Studies Association
- Southern Historical Association
- Organization of American Historians
Archives
- John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Franklin-related archival holdings at Duke University
In Popular Culture
- John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park (Tulsa; renaming of Reconciliation Park)
Quotes
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My challenge was to weave into the fabric of American history enough of the presence of blacks so that the story of the United States could be told adequately and fairly.
Source: Statement (appears in autobiography / lectures)
Trivia
- From Slavery to Freedom, first published in 1947, has been revised repeatedly and sold millions of copies.
- One of the first people of color to serve as chair of a major history department (Brooklyn College).
- John Hope Franklin and his wife were orchid enthusiasts; orchids have been named after each of them (Phalaenopsis John Hope Franklin and Phalaenopsis Aurelia Franklin).