John Hope Franklin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Hope Franklin

American historian

Date of Birth: 02-Jan-1915

Place of Birth: Oklahoma, United States

Date of Death: 25-Mar-2009

Profession: writer, professor, historian, author, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

John Hope Franklin (January 2, 1915 – March 25, 2009) was an American historian of the United States and former president of Phi Beta Kappa, the Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association, and the Southern Historical Association.
Franklin is best known for his work From Slavery to Freedom, first published in 1947, and continually updated.
More than three million copies have been sold.
In 1995, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.