Franklin, John Hope, 1915-2009

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The Resource Franklin, John Hope, 1915-2009

Description: John Hope Franklin's history writing brought a quiet revolution to the generally accepted view of African-American history. His clear, accessible prose, carefully assembled details, assured authorial voice, and competently presented arguments bring to life facts that had been obscured by scholarship that based history on preconceptions instead of careful research. Whether telling his own experiences in his autobiography or detailing the lives of African-Americans from the beginnings of slavery through the civil rights era, Franklin uses an engaging style that unfailingly holds the reader's interest. Start with: In Search of the Promised Land: A Black Family and the Old South

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Description: John Hope Franklin's history writing brought a quiet revolution to the generally accepted view of African-American history. His clear, accessible prose, carefully assembled details, assured authorial voice, and competently presented arguments bring to life facts that had been obscured by scholarship that based history on preconceptions instead of careful research. Whether telling his own experiences in his autobiography or detailing the lives of African-Americans from the beginnings of slavery through the civil rights era, Franklin uses an engaging style that unfailingly holds the reader's interest. Start with: In Search of the Promised Land: A Black Family and the Old South