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“We also learn that this country and the Western world have no monopoly of goodness and truth and scholarship, we begin to appreciate the ingredients that are indispensable to making a better world. In a life of learning that is, perhaps, the greatest lesson of all.”

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John Hope Franklin
John Hope Franklin

John Hope Franklin was an American historian renowned for his contributions to the study of African American history and the history of the American South. His extensive career, spanning over five decades, saw the publication of numerous influential books and articles. Franklin was a prominent figure in the field of history and a leading proponent for the study of African American history. more

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