First Person Singular : John Hope Franklin

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Track the career of octogenarian John Hope Franklin, the historian who rewrote U.S. history. His major work, FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM, forever changed historians' perceptions of the African-American role in building America. Franklin describes the difficulties of growing up black in America: slights, strife, opportunities denied. Yet against a grim backdrop, his indomitable spirit shines through, in an uplifting tale of triumph over adversity
Fighting Racism in America (3:36)
Franklin's Family History (5:57)
Segregation and Rioting (5:10)
Franklin's Education and Early Career (4:16)
Racism at Harvard University (7:07)
Revising History (6:56)
Franklin's Legal and Teaching Career Flourish (7:14)
Franklin Confronts the Founding Fathers (8:36)
Franklin's Hobbies and Late Career (4:04)
Credits: John Hope Franklin (1:04)

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