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- John Hope Franklin was born on January 2, 1915 in Rentiesville, Oklahoma, USA. He is known for Separate But Equal (1991), American Masters (1985) and From Swastika to Jim Crow (2000). He was married to Aurelia E. Whittington. He died on March 25, 2009 in Durham, North Carolina, USA.
- SpouseAurelia E. Whittington(June 11, 1940 - 1999) (her death, 1 child)
- Winner of the 1998 Richard Nelson Current Award of Achievement, awarded annually by the Lincoln Forum.
- Author and historian.
- Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995 by President Bill Clinton.
- Inducted into the Tulsa [Oklahoma] Hall of Fame in 1988.
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