DOC The Emancipation Proclamation by John Hope Franklin in History

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A Great Little BookBy Barry SharpeIf you are looking for a concise; well written source of information on the Emancipation Proclamation; this is it. John Hope Franklin was one of our better academic historians. His research was meticulous. His writing style was highly readable yet intended for other scholars.This is not popular history; filled with embellishment and designed to keep the reader's attention. It is an academic approach intended for other scholars. But at the same time it is still very readable; easy to understand and very polished.John Hope Franklin was an African-American professor of history at Duke and had a PHD. He also was so widely regarded he had more than 100 honorary degrees. From Tulsa (actually Rentiesville) Oklahoma; his father was one of the first black men to fight for the rights of displaced blacks from the 1921 Tulsa Race Riots. So John didn't just teach history; he lived it.This book; too; gives the feeling of being alive. It feels real; like its happening now. You feel you are there; looking over Lincoln's shoulder.It's a good read.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. franklin's bookBy Eiri Uesugithis was one of the books required for my african american experience history class last term. this reading was difficult for me due to the content; but I was able to manage. I frequently had to take breaks when reading it; or else my emotions would start to go haywire and I'd want to go back in time and give them (whites) a good ass-whooping for being utter bastards...1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Learned new informationBy history buffBook uses a lot of quotes from US /world newspapers; citizens and politicians to give insight into reactions to Civil War and slavery. Quick and easy reading that provides a real look at the positive and negative toward getting the Emancipation Proclamation created and everyone's reaction after it was published. .