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Professor Franklin and his son, John Whittington Franklin talked about the book they co-edited, My Life and an Era: The Autobiography of Buck Colbert Franklin. The book is about the life of …

Mr. Franklin talked about some African Americans who had had an influence on him.

The panelists discussed federal efforts to effect change relating to race relations, as well as issues relating to race during periods of reconstruction. They provided historical perspective…

John Hope Franklin delivered the commencement address to the graduating class of Duke University. The emeritus professor of history at Duke and well-known scholar of African-American history…

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.

Washington Post Columnist Dorothy Gilliam interviewed Chairman of the President’s Initiative on Race John Franklin. He talked about some of the criticisms of the program and its progress thu…

Members of the panel discussed ways to improve racial diversity in primary and secondary schools. School superintendents, educators and former Education Secretary William Bennett talked abou…

Fairfax County students and teachers discussed their varying experiences of race in education during this meeting of the President’s Advisory Board on Race. Board Chairman John Hope Franklin…

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…