First Person Singular: John Hope Franklin (movie)
- Production country: United States of America
- Producer: Dick Young
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 1/1/1997
- Run time: 90 min.
Movie description
Charles Kuralt takes an revealing look at the life and career of African-American historian John Hope Franklin in this profile of the Harvard-educated writer whose book From Slavery to Freedom spotlighted the role of blacks in building America. Though facing incredible obstacles, Franklin scaled the stone wall of racism to become a scholar and activist, helping Thurgood Marshall, Dr. Martin Luther King and others change a nation.
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