June 11, 2009: John Hope Franklin's life honored

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Former President Bill Clinton Clinton was the last of a dozen speakers to share memories of John Hope Franklin and his wife, Aurelia. The celebration on Thursday, June 11, 2009, in a packed Duke Chapel and broadcast live to an overflow audience, was a celebration of both their lives.

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Quite interesting

I never expected Clinton would do this... :)
But we need to wait and see how this turns out to be in political perspective.
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Dr. Franklin was very

Dr. Franklin was very gracious, and showed us some of his memorabilia, as well as the page proofs of his autobiography. I was impressed by what he had done (as witnessed by the photos and documents around the place) as well as the relative modesty of his circumstances. As for the man himself – I have rarely met anyone more dignified, yet accessible. A great loss to this town, as well as the country and the world.

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Another good man gone ...

We lost a very good man. Her was very active all over the world. He extended himself to help everyone and it is a shame that he is gone now. He books are world famous and he will never be forgotten. I will take my free bets that he is in heaven today.

Franklin inspired the John

Franklin inspired the John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary & International Studies at Duke University, a consortium of academic programs that encourages creative scholarship, the exchange of ideas, and a variety of perspectives and methodologies to revitalize notions of how knowledge is gained and shared.

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Well, nice to see a good habit about Mr. Clinton, I wonder how he keep his honesty even he was the president in USA.
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A great personality like

A great personality like John Hope Franklin deserves such an honor. He was active in numerous professional and educational organizations. His best-known book- From slavery to freedom-a history of African American –was his contribution to the humanity. Unfortunately, on 25th march, 2009 we have lost this great man. June 11 was the 69th wedding anniversary of Franklin and his late wife. In this very special day, the nation has celebrated his life with heart full of respect.

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sometimes a person does not

sometimes a person does not need to be extremely well known and heard about all the time to be doing good for this world. I didn't know a lot about him either, but then when I start researching him, I learned about all the good that he's done. Have you ever heard of a quiet hero?
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Thats amazing

It is great how so many people can come together for one person. Many people these day dont even go to the funeral of their own family members. It is a great honor to have a former president come to your funeral.<br>

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