Race and History: Selected Essays, 1938-1988 by John Hope Franklin; Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, $29.95
John Hope Franklin, author of the acclaimed From Slavery To Freedom: A History of Negro Americans, is a tireless student, teacher and writer with a wry way with
But you might want to start with the essay, "A Life of Learning" (1988). It's vintage John Hope Franklin on none other than the esteemed historian himself.