John Hope Franklin Dead at Age 94

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John Hope Franklin, a chronicler of history who also shaped it, died this morning from congestive heart failure. He was 94 years old.
“John Hope Franklin lived for nearly a century and helped define that century,” said Duke President Richard H. Brodhead. “A towering historian, he led the recognition that African-American history and American history are [...]

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