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“[The South's] obsession was to maintain a government, an economy, an arrangement of the sexes, a relationship of the races, and a social system that had never existed...except in the fertile imagination of those who would not confront either the reality that existed or the change that would bring them closer to reality.”

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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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