john hope franklin
noun · n
Simple meaning
United States historian noted for studies of Black American history.
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ˈdʒɑnoʊpfɹæŋklɪn
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noun
United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
n
January 21915 – March 252009
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.
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