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John Hope Franklin(1915-2009)

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John Hope Franklin in Tell About the South: Voices in Black and White (1998)
John Hope Franklin was born on 2 January 1915 in Rentiesville, Oklahoma, USA. He is known for Separate But Equal (1991), American Masters (1985) and Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans (2008). He was married to Aurelia E. Whittington. He died on 25 March 2009 in Durham, North Carolina, USA.
BornJanuary 2, 1915
DiedMarch 25, 2009(94)
BornJanuary 2, 1915
DiedMarch 25, 2009(94)
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Known for

Sidney Poitier in Separate But Equal (1991)
Separate But Equal
7.6
TV Mini Series
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American Masters (1985)
American Masters
8.2
TV Series
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Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans (2008)
Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
8.6
  • Self - Interviewee
  • Self - Historian
  • 2008
From Swastika to Jim Crow
8.4
  • Self
  • 2000

Credits

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  • American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • historical advisor: James B. Duke
    • advisor
    • 2000–2021
  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • historical adviser
    • 1993
  • Sidney Poitier in Separate But Equal (1991)
    Separate But Equal
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • historical consultant
    • 1991

Personal details

  • Official site
    • The John Hope Franklin Center at Duke University
  • Alternative names
    • Prof. John Hope Franklin
  • Born
    • January 2, 1915
    • Rentiesville, Oklahoma, USA
  • Died
    • March 25, 2009
    • Durham, North Carolina, USA(congestive heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Aurelia E. WhittingtonJune 11, 1940 - 1999 (her death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Book (w/Loren Schweninger): "In Search of the Promised Land: A Slave Family in the Old South". New York: Oxford University Press, .ISBN 0195160878
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    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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    Winner of the 1998 Richard Nelson Current Award of Achievement, awarded annually by the Lincoln Forum.

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