Superintendent's Blog
3/30/2009--With the recent passing of historian John Hope Franklin, we all suffered a great loss. In the days following his death, numerous tributes recalled Dr. John Hope Franklin as a preeminent historian and professor, as a participant in some of the key events of the civil rights movement, including his role on the Brown v. Board of Education research team assembled by Thurgood Marshall, and as a dignified man who thoughtfully spoke out against racism throughout his long and distinguished life.
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