Record #:

28244

Author(s):

Moses, Olufunke

Abstract:

Prominent historian Dr. John Hope Franklin of Duke speaks out on the real work of ending discrimination. Franklin believes that apologizing for slavery and injustices done to African-Americans is not enough. Franklin also discusses the politics of slavery and the post-Reconstruction era. Topics covered in the interview include the Wilmington race riots, race relations, the taking down of statues of racist individuals, and his family's history.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 24 Issue 16, April 2007, p7

Subject(s):

Race relations; Wilmington--History; African Americans--History--Wilmington; African Americans--History; Race relations--Reconstruction (1856-1877), Post; Slavery--History; Franklin, John Hope, 1915-2009