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Film, Video Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin

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Title

  • Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin

Summary

  • Historian John Hope Franklin discussed his new autobiography, "Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin." Franklin, who helped redirect the social and political course of the United States throughout the 20th century, is the author and editor of 17 books, including the best-selling "From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans." Franklin has been the subject of one documentary, "First Person Singular: John Hope Franklin," and co-hosted another with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, "Tutu and Franklin: A Journey Towards Peace."

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress. Center for the Book, sponsoring body
  • John W. Kluge Center (Library of Congress), sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2005-11-01.

Headings

  • -  African American History
  • -  Biography, History

Notes

  • -  Classification: History: America.
  • -  John Hope Franklin.
  • -  Recorded on 2005-11-01.
  • -  Visitors.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021687723

Online Format

  • video
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Center For The Book, and Sponsoring Body John W. Kluge Center. Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -11-01, 2005. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687723/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress, Library Of Congress. Center For The Book, S. B. & John W. Kluge Center, S. B. (2005) Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -11-01. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687723/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Center For The Book, and Sponsoring Body John W. Kluge Center. Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -11-01, 2005. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021687723/>.