John Hope Franklin

African-american historian.

Born January 2nd, 1915 in Oklahoma. [ref]

Died March 25th, 2009 at 94 years old in Durham. [ref]

Occupations
historian, professor, university teacher, writer
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan