The John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture
About the Research Center
The John Hope Franklin Research Center is a repository for African and African American studies documentation and an educational outreach division of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Founded in November 1995 with the support of its namesake, the distinguished historian John Hope Franklin, the Research Center seeks to collect, preserve, and promote the use of library materials bearing on the history of Africa and people of African descent.
News Announcements
The Sam Reed Trumpet of Conscience Collection.
The John Hope Franklin Research Center is pleased to announce its acquisition of the Sam Reed Trumpet of Conscience Collection. This collection documents the life and work of activist and organizer, Sam Reed, and the organization he founded in Durham, N.C., 1987-2000. The Trumpet of Conscience worked for social justice and to improve race relations. The group’s mission was “To come together, to listen to one another, to strive toward reducing and eliminating the root causes of crime and divisiveness in our midst.” The Trumpet of Conscience newsletter featured articles from local writers and activist, including Dr. John Hope Franklin.
The Trumpet of Conscience collection has been published as a Duke Digital Collection:
http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/trumpet/
John Hope Franklin, January 2 1915 - March 25 2009
To honor the life and legacy of Dr. John Hope Franklin. the John Hope Franklin Collection will be renamed the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture. The Research Center depends upon the generosity of individual and corporate benefactors. Those wishing to donate materials or make a monetary contribution in support of the Franklin Research Center should contact Karen Jean Hunt.
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