![]() ![]() Among Franklin's other works are The Militant South: 1800–1860 (1956), Reconstruction after the Civil War (1961), The Emancipation Proclamation (1963), Color and Race (1968), Racial Equality in America (1976), Race and History (1989), The Color Line (1993), and In Search of the Promised Land (with L. 2000), revolutionized the understanding of African-American history and changed the way the subject is taught. His best-known book, the pioneering From Slavery to Freedom (1947 8th ed. Franklin was also president of Phi Beta Kappa (1973–76), the American Historical Association (1978–79), and several other scholarly organizations.įranklin's many publications focused on the history of the American South, on slavery and Reconstruction, and on the African-American contribution to the development of the United States. He became professor emeritus in 1985, but taught at Duke's law school from 1985 to 1992. of Chicago (1964–82) before assuming (1982) the James B. ![]() ![]() Augustine's College (1939–43), North Carolina College (1943–47), Howard Univ. Franklin served on the faculties of his alma mater (1936–37), St. Franklin, John Hope, 1915–2009, the dean of 20th-century African-American historians, b. ![]()
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