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Tina Grim, Vice President of the Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania, read a letter from Tom Brokaw, NBC News, explaining that he could not attend since he was covering the impeachment procee…

At this SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY LECTURE SERIES program John Hope Franklin, History Professor Emeritus,DUKE UNIVERSITY talked about the history of race relations, civil righ…

Author John Hope Franklin talked about his book From Slavery to Freedom published by McGraw Hill Text. Alfred A. Moss was a contributor to the book. It was about the history of African-Ameri…

The president had an open and informal meeting with his advisory board on race relations. He talked about the importance of their work and its political impact on the country.

This introductory portion features opening comments by Professor John Franklin, Education Secretary Richard Riley and Mr. Clausen. Secretary Riley talked about the importance of the panel’s …

In their second meeting the PRESIDENT’S INITIATIVE ON RACE heard testimony from three experts on racial attitudes. James Jones spoke about the embedded nature of race in U.S. society. …

President William Jefferson Clinton and Vice President Albert Gore Jr. addressed the President’s Advisory Board on Race. The board was holding its meeting on the relationship between demogra…

Mr. Franklin, Mr. West and members of the Congressional Black Caucus participated in a forum to discuss the state of race relations in the United States. The forum was part of the 27th annua…

President Bill Clinton’s Advisory Board on Race held its first meeting in its yearlong effort to develop a report on race relations in the United States. The members of the board talked abou…

Live Call In program with John Hope Franklin where they discussed Civil Rights Movement and the Law.

Historian John Hope Franklin spoke about race in the 19th Century. He discussed how blacks were discriminated against by laws upheld to be constitutional at the time. This event was sponsore…

Three law professors testified against the nomination. Professor Franklin related personal experiences with segregation and suggested that Judge Bork, had he been on the Supreme Court at the…

Panelists discussed Martin Luther King, Jr: The Leader and the Legacy. They answered audience questions after the presentations. Coretta Scott King addressed the audience before they adjourn…