John Hope Franklin: Father of Black History

ProQuest's latest issue of ProQuest's History Happenings email newsletter -- "The Color of History" -- is presented in memory of John Hope Franklin, celebrated as "the creator of black history," who passed away on March 25, 2009 at the age of 94.

Learn more about Franklin at the link above, and, below, click the play button to watch a short video clip from our The HistoryMakers oral histories offering of Franklin discussing his role in researching the landmark Brown v. Board of Education school desegregation case in 1953.