News Archive

Listed here is a sampling of news releases, interviews with and stories about John Hope Franklin:

Selected news coverage of Franklin's death:

Pioneering Historian Franklin Dies at 94 -- Associated Press

U.S. Historian Franklin Dies at 94 -- BBC News

Heeding John Hope Franklin's Education Warning -- Boston Globe

Historian Remembered -- Chicago Tribune

To Honor Franklin, Read His Books -- Miami Herald

Civil Rights Activist, Historian Franklin Dies At 94 -- National Public Radio (audio)

John Hope Franklin Dies, Leaves Guiding Light -- "Tell Me More," National Public Radio

Durham Remembers History Maker -- (Raleigh) News & Observer

'There's No Glass Ceiling for People Who Are Good' -- Newsweek

Editorial: John Hope Franklin -- New York Times

John Hope Franklin, Scholar and Witness -- New York Times

Franklin leaves legacy on the history of race -- USA Today

Historian Helped Americans Rethink Critical Period in Nation's History -- Voice of America

The Historian Who Lived What He Taught -- The Washington Post

News releases:

John Hope Franklin: A Nation Reacts

John Hope Franklin, Scholar Who Transformed African-American History, Dies at 94

Chair of President Clinton's Race Initiative Advisory Board

Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient

John Hope Franklin to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

News stories and interviews:

Tar Heel of the Year, 1998: John Hope Franklin -- News & Observer (Raleigh)

John Hope Franklin: A Scholar Who Chronicled History and Made it Himself -- Duke Law Magazine

John Hope Franklin: Apologies Aren't Enough -- The Independent (Durham)

Articles about John Hope Franklin -- The New York Times

In Depth With John Hope Franklin -- C-SPAN

John Hope Franklin Puts a 'Mirror to America' -- NPR

Biographical Conversations with John Hope Franklin -- UNC-TV

Franklin played a small role in "Having Our Say," based on a memoir by two African-American centenarian sisters and produced by family friend Emily Mann.