One of America's greatest historians, John Hope Franklin, passed away yesterday at the age of 94. Franklin, a 1995 Medal of Freedom awardee, was an eminent scholar who chronicled American history from his perspective as an African American. He taught at Duke, Harvard and the University of Chicago, as well as Howard University and Brooklyn College, where he headed the history department. His books have been on reading lists for college history and black studies courses for generations, including the groundbreaking "From Slavery to Freedom." He lived a truly honorable life that influenced so very many people.
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