Tributes to John Hope Franklin : Scholar, Mentor, Father, Friend

by Jarrett, Beverly; Franklin, John Hope

• ISBN13: 9780826215048
• ISBN10: 0826215041
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• Publisher: Univ of Missouri Pr

Summary

In 1947 John Hope Franklin, then a professor of history at North Carolina College for Negroes, wroteFrom Slavery to Freedom.Now in its eighth edition, that book, which redefined our understanding of American history, remains the preeminent record of the African American experience. With it and a dozen other books, Franklin has been established as the intellectual father of black studies. Tributes to John Hope Franklinfocuses on this esteemed scholarrs"s academic achievements, his humanitarian contributions, and his extraordinary legacy. This collection of comments by Franklinrs"s students, colleagues, family, and friends captures the man and his work for future generations. Tributes offered by Franklinrs"s admirers, Walter B. Hill Jr., David Levering Lewis, Alfred A. Moss Jr., Darlene Clark Hine, Loren Schweninger, Daryl Michael Scott, George M. Fredrickson, Mary Frances Berry, and many others, attest to Franklinrs"s commitment to his intellectual pursuits, to public service, and, most important, to his students. Franklinrs"s dedication to mentoring those who sought his help, as well as providing for his family, is beyond compare. In one essay, John W. Franklin offers an inside view of growing up with John Hope and Aurelia Franklin, detailing the travels and associations that were a part of his experience as their son. Alfred Moss, coauthor of the last three editions ofFrom Slavery to Freedom,shares special images of Franklin as mentor to a young Anglican priest. Genna Rae McNeil shows us the quintessential teacher through the eyes of a passionate young scholar beginning her own voyage into the study of American history. George Fredrickson takes on the challenge of explaining the complexity of the work of this man who has been both a fervent proponent of racial equality and a practitioner of "detached, objective, dispassionate historical scholarship." Each of the pieces-by men and by women, by blacks and by whites, by several generations of participants in the twentieth centuryrs"s journey toward a better America-recalls for us what a vital role John Hope Franklin has played in that voyage.Tributes to John Hope Franklinis a joy to read and an incredible opportunity to celebrate a life and a body of historical work dedicated to achieving and sharing the wisdom that scholarly excellence provides.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introductory Remarks
MARY FRANCES BERRY	1	(2)
Race, History, and John Hope Franklin
DAVID LEVERING LEWIS	3	(16)
The Scholarship of John Hope Franklin
GEORGE M. FREDRICKSON	19	(7)
The Scholar as Activist
ROBERT L. HARRIS, JR	26	(8)
American Scholar and Public Intellectual
WALTER B. HILL, JR	34	(5)
Following in the Footsteps of John Hope Franklin
DARYL MICHAEL SCOTT	39	(6)
The Professor as Mentor
GENHA RAE MCNEIL	45	(8)
A Perspective from within the Family: How My Father Created the Context for My Understanding of the African Diaspora
JOHN W. FRANKLIN	53	(4)
The Black Collectivity and the Culture of Struggle
DARLENE CLARK HINE	57	(7)
Continuing Mentor
LIREN SCHWENINGER	64	(3)
From Slavery to Freedom: A Work Always in Progress
ALFRED A. Moss, JR.	67	(10)
A Collage of Tributes
JOURNAL OF BLACKS IN HIGHER EDUCATION	77	(8)
Bibliography of the Published Works of John Hope Franklin
SUSAN KING	85	(11)
About the Contributors	96