";s:4:"text";s:14615:"Franklin's papers are held at the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African-American Documentation at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Presented from Duke University 's Historic Duke Chapel . They married on June 11, 1940 at her parents' home in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Their marriage lasted 59 years, until January 27, 1999, when she succumbed to a long illness. Featured speakers at the event include former U.S. President Bill Clinton, who in 1997 appointed John Hope Franklin to chair a national task force on race. She was a librarian. Summary: John Franklin is 67 years old and was born on 08/24/1952. Aurelia was a librarian. https://networthroom.com/blog/john-hope-franklin-net-worth-bio John Hope Franklin and Aurelia Whittington wed on June 11, 1940. Their marriage lasted 59 years, until January 27, 1999, when Aurelia succumbed to a long illness. During that time, Franklin taught briefly at Fisk University before accepting a position at St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, NC in 1939. Partial bibliography Their marriage lasted 59 years, until January 27, 1999, when she succumbed to a long illness. Their only child, John Whittington Franklin, was born August 24, 1952. He has one son. at Google Books. He and his wife, Aurelia Whittington Franklin, collected and cultivated orchids in their own home greenhouses throughout their 58-year marriage. (M.A., 1936; Ph.D., 1941)OccupationScholar, historian, author, professorSpouse (s)Aurelia Whittington Franklin (m. 1940; d. 1999)ChildrenJohn Whittington FranklinHonors John W. Kluge Award in the Humanities (2006) 100 Greatest African Americans (2 Presidential Medal of Freedom (1995) Courageous Distinguished Professor of Service, at the They married on June 11, 1940 at her parents' home in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Their only child, John Whittington Franklin, was born August 24, 1952. 1974. Eric Pritchard, violin Duration: 1:35 min. Their marriage lasted 59 years, until January 27, 1999, when Aurelia succumbed to a long illness. The Civil Rights Movement: Grassroots Perspectives; Virtual and Augmented Reality for the Digital Humanities Institute ; Affiliates. The two had met as classmates at Fisk. Franklin at ASALH convention. ably in the spring. A discussion on health humanities and disability studies programs at universities, featuring Jonathan Metzl and Aimi Hamraie (Vanderbilt), Margaret Price (Ohio State), Erin Gentry Lamb (Case Western). Franklin became the first black historian to be appointed to a full professorship at a predominantly white institution, Brooklyn College, where his "diplomacy" as chair of the department won him high regard. Aurelia and John Hope were married on June 11, 1940. Their only child, John Whittington Franklin, was born August 24, 1952. April 9, 1999. They married in 1940 and, save for a brief separation when John Hope attended Harvard and Aurelia worked toward a library degree at Hampton University, they stayed at each other's side for fifty-nine years. John Hope Franklin Legacies Series; Theme Series. They married on June 11, 1940, in Aurelia’s hometown, Goldsboro, North Carolina. Mrs. Franklin died in 1999. Postal railroad clerk, and her mother, Bertha Kincaid Whittington… [6] Partial bibliography He died on March 25, 2009 of congestive heart failure at the age of 94. In 1940, Franklin married his wife of fifty-nine years, Aurelia Whittington Franklin. She was a librarian. VIDEO: A Celebration of the Lives of John Hope and Aurelia Whittington Franklin . Aurelia Elizabeth Whittington was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina in July 1915. Their only child, John Whittington Franklin, was born August 24, 1952. Bottom: L-R: John Hope and Aurelia Whittington Franklin at home with (Top: R-L) son and daughter-in-law, John Whittington and Karen Franklin, and friends. He was married to Aurelia Whittington Franklin from 1940 until she died in 1999. Monument; Water; World Arts; tgiFHI; Left of Black; Pauli Murray Project; Practitioner in Residence; Special Projects. In 1976 a hybrid orchid was named in his honor, Phalaenopsis John Hope Franklin. Their only child, John Whittington Franklin, was born August 24, 1952. Duke Affiliates. His wife of five years, Aurelia Whittington Franklin, held a Aurelia was a librarian. 1999 Dedication: To the memory of Aurelia Whittington Franklin 1st performance: National Humanities Center. Publisher: Mss Click to Listen Download MP3 Format (192kbps) In Memoriam Malcolm X Voice and orchestra. John Hope Franklin’s wife, Aurelia Whittington, gave him the moral and financial support he needed to accept Shugg’s invitation. Her father, Samuel W. 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