Search - First Person Singular: John Hope Franklin on DVD

An inspired life

Stanley A. Zuckerman | washington, dc | 08/04/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This film traces John Hope Franklin's life from his birth in the tiny all-black hamlet of Rentiesville,Oklahoma to his place among the most honored of African-American scholars of his time. He has served as chairman of the history departments of the University of Chicago, Duke University and Brooklyn College, and as president of every major scholarly historical association in America, including the American Historical Society, the South Historical Association, the Association of American Historians and, as well, of Phi Beta Kappa. Now in his 92nd year, he is still writing, lecuring, and tending to his prize winning orchids and to his avocation of fly-fishing for brook trout. He has tweaked the conscience of Americans during a professional career of 70 years, and challenged the notion that we have erased the stain of racism from our 'midst. What will it take to do that? In his words, "All we have to do really is to treat each other decently.""

Quality Video

Debra Horton | Tallahassee, FL USA | 12/22/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The picture is cystal clear. Nothing less should be used to display the life of an EXTRAordinary person who is a pertinent part of American history. This video is awesome!"