John Hope Franklin-Historian, Teacher, Civil Rights Leader
The country's most revered scholar of African-American history died yesterday at Duke University Hospital in Durham, N.C. The cause of death for John Hope Franklin, 94, was listed as congestive heart failure.
Walter Dellinger has written a moving personal recollection of Franklin in today's Washington Post.
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March 25, 2009; 6:48 PM ET
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Some folks, (men or women) are living history themselves, plain and simple. John was pure history himself, no overplay, propaganda or hype. He was a person who was happy and lucky to have seen the President Obama presidncy for what it is, pure history, and he could proudly say, "I lived to see that very wonderful and proud day. How wonderful it really was."
Have a safe and peaceful journey John, May God be with you