![]() ![]() Franklin’s father also fought the city ordinance that effectively barred black Tulsans from rebuilding his suit would eventually win in the state Supreme Court. The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma calls it the worst race riot in American history. This shocking event saw the “ Black Wall Street” neighborhood of Greenwood, considered the wealthiest Black community in the U.S., razed by white rioters, who burned 35 blocks of businesses and residences, displacing 10,000 people and killing up to 300. His father was a self-taught lawyer who was best known for defending the survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race riot. In this and other works, Franklin helped to change the way we think about slavery and Reconstruction.įranklin’s grandfather was a slave. His From Slavery to Freedom, first published in 1947, is still in print and has gone through nine editions. ![]() He was perhaps most instrumental in changing the historiography of the African-American experience in the U.S. His accomplishments were many and varied, including holding the presidencies of the American Historical Association, the Southern Historical Association, and the Organization of American Historians. This year marks the centenary of the birth of the historian John Hope Franklin. ![]()
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