Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (532 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0374530475 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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from Harvard; become the first black historian to assume a full professorship at a white institution, Brooklyn College; and be appointed chair of the University of Chicago's history department and, later, John B. Born in 1915, he, like every other African American, could not help but participate: he was evicted from whites-only train cars, confined to segregated schools, threatenedonce with lynchingand consistently subjected to racism's denigration of his humanity. Whether aiding Thurgood Marshall's preparation for arguing Brown v. A renowned scholar, he has explored that transformation in its myriad aspects, notably in his 3.5-million-copy bestseller, From Slavery to Freedom. But Franklin's participation was much more fundamental than that.From his effort in 1934 to hand President Franklin Roosevelt a petition calling for action in response to the Cordie Cheek lynching, to his 1997 appointment by President Clinton to head the President's Initiative on Race, and continuing to the present, Franklin has influenced with determination and dignity the nation's racial conscience. Duke Professor at Duke University. John Hope Franklin lived through America's most defining twentieth-century transf
Nor does Franklin contextualize his experiences (e.g., in 1945, he refused to move to the back of the bus, but he fails to juxtapose this event with the Rosa Parks incident 10 years later). Born in the Oklahoma territory in 1915 and descended from slaves, he studied at Harvard, taught at some of the nation's most prestigious universities, served on committees for FDR and Bill Clinton, published seminal histories of blacks in America and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work in civil rights. All rights reserved. Board of Education. Franklin strove to evade the draft in WWII
No less powerful and moving for being modest and calm John Hope Franklin is one of the greatest historians that America has ever produced, and he is also one of the most valuable citizens we have ever produced. His memoir, though written in a calm, modest, and understated prose, is lucid and illuminating throughout, and readers seeking the emotional core of this great man and great scholar need only read to find it. Franklin's book is frank about his repeated . Positive This book was inspiratinal to me. I am very grateful I was allowed to stumble accross it. It helped me to gain a higher degree of respect for Dr Franklin considering what he has done and when he accomplished those achievements(along with maintaining his family). This book also gave me a greater appreciation of the opportunities that are now open to African-Americans as a people. I had originally checked thi. One of America's Greatest Historians A brilliant text about the life of a brillant man.