Duke University and North Carolina Central University (NCCU) will host a symposium Oct. 24-25 on one of the most definitive and enduring books written about the experience of Black people in America. Written by John Hope Franklin, a pioneering scholar who taught at both Durham institutions and whose scholarship was key to launching the discipline of African American […]
Part of Interstate 85 in North Carolina has been named for civil rights historian John Hope Franklin. According to the Herald Sun, The “Dr. John H. Franklin Highway” dedication ceremony was held at Hayti Heritage Center Monday afternoon. The highway honoring him is the section of Interstate 85 between the Cole Mill Road exit and U.S. […]
