Bill Text: GA HR907 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Franklin, Mr. John Hope; condolences
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)
Status: (Passed) 2009-04-01 - House Read and Adopted [HR907 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR907-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 907
By:
Representatives Brooks of the
63rd,
Taylor of the
55th,
Mangham of the
94th,
Smyre of the
132nd,
Dawkins-Haigler of the
93rd,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the life and memory of Mr. John Hope Franklin; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia and this country mourns the loss of one of this nation's
finest historians, Mr. John Hope Franklin, who helped reshape America's racial
identity and profoundly influenced thinking about racial barriers in America;
and
WHEREAS,
born in 1915, Mr. Franklin was one of the few historians to achieve acclaim as
both a scholar and moral figure; and
WHEREAS,
at the age of 11, Mr. Franklin attended a speaking engagement held by the great
civil rights leader, W.E.B. Du Bois, a man who would inspire young Franklin to
greatness and whom he would later befriend; and
WHEREAS,
his 1947 book, From
Slavery to Freedom: A History of African
Americans, was a comprehensive survey that
sold over 3 million copies and permanently altered the ways in which the
American narrative was studied; and
WHEREAS,
responsible for breaking down racial barriers on many levels, Mr. Franklin's
research was instrumental in the landmark case of
Brown v. Board of
Education; and
WHEREAS,
he was a participant in the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery with Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.; and
WHEREAS,
he was the first black professor to hold an endowed chair at Duke University and
to present a paper at the segregated Southern Historical Association, and he was
awarded the nation's highest civilian honor, the Medal of Freedom, by President
Bill Clinton in 1995; and
WHEREAS,
one of the most important historians of this century, Mr. Franklin's legacy and
influence will live on for generations to come, and he will long be remembered
as an educator, a historian, and a pioneer.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body hereby join in honoring the life and memory of Mr. John Hope Franklin
and recognizing the incredible influence he has had upon this
nation.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the family of
Mr. John Hope Franklin.
