One of the problems in the United States is the refusal on the part of our young people to remember or to want to remember, or to recognize the experiences of the past as being relevant, germane, important to the present and to the future. They simply don't want anything that's painful. They want to live in a painless society where everything is pleasant, and everything is joyful.
My challenge was to weave into the fabric of American history enough of the presence of blacks so that the story of the United States could be told a… - John Hope Franklin
My challenge was to weave into the fabric of American history enough of the presence of blacks so that the story of the United States could be told a…
- John Hope Franklin
If the house is to be set in the order, one cannot begin with the present; he must begin with the past - John Hope Franklin
If the house is to be set in the order, one cannot begin with the present; he must begin with the past
There's no reason in the world why black [people] should not be regarded as an attribute that is not degrading but is positive. There's no reason in … - John Hope Franklin
There's no reason in the world why black [people] should not be regarded as an attribute that is not degrading but is positive. There's no reason in …
One feels the excitement of hearing an untold story. - John Hope Franklin
One feels the excitement of hearing an untold story.
We also learn that this country and the Western world have no monopoly of goodness and truth and scholarship, we begin to appreciate the ingredients … - John Hope Franklin
We also learn that this country and the Western world have no monopoly of goodness and truth and scholarship, we begin to appreciate the ingredients …
Love each other. Regard each other as members of one family. - John Hope Franklin
Love each other. Regard each other as members of one family.
One of the problems in the United States is the refusal on the part of our young people to remember or to want to remember, or to recognize the exper… - John Hope Franklin
One of the problems in the United States is the refusal on the part of our young people to remember or to want to remember, or to recognize the exper…
I am very fortunate, and I never stopped being thankful. - John Hope Franklin
I am very fortunate, and I never stopped being thankful.
I went to college on my way to be a lawyer. That's all I wanted to do was go back home and help my daddy. I thought we were poor because he was not a… - John Hope Franklin
I went to college on my way to be a lawyer. That's all I wanted to do was go back home and help my daddy. I thought we were poor because he was not a…
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