Segments 1 and 3: "John Hope Franklin on Writing Black History." (1969) [two podcasts 28 min 28 sec and 19 min 13 sec]

John Hope Franklin, then chair of the University of Chicago History Department, delivered this speech titled "The Future of Negro American History," at The New School in New York City on April 3, 1969. It was recorded by Pacifica Radio affiliate WBAI and first aired on October 18, 1969. In memory of Prof. Franklin, who died of congestive heart failure on March 25th, 2009, we are re-airing this important address by him. Franklin played a seminal role in helping incorporate African American History into the core U.S. History curriculum of American higher education (as well as the nation's secondary schools). He was a prolific writer, producing such important works as: The Emancipation Proclamation, The Militant South, The Free Negro in North Carolina, Reconstruction After the Civil War, A Southern Odyssey: Travelers in the Ante-bellum North, and perhaps his most famous and influential work, which has been revised and updated seven times, From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African-Americans. For more information about Franklin and his distinguised career and achievements, see: http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/franklin/bio.html.