Durhamite John Hope Franklin has won Library of Congress' 2006 Kluge Prize.

[Richard Steele]

Historians John Hope Franklin, Yu Ying-shih Named Winners
of 2006 John W. Kluge Prize for the Study of Humanity
http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2006/06-214.html

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John Hope Franklin, 91, and Yu Ying-shih, 76, have been named the recipients of the third John W. Kluge Prize for lifetime achievement in the study of humanity.

Endowed by Library of Congress benefactor John W. Kluge, the Kluge Prize rewards lifetime achievement in the wide range of disciplines not covered by the Nobel prizes, including history, philosophy, politics, anthropology, sociology, religion, criticism in the arts and humanities, and linguistics. Each awardee will receive half of the $1 million prize.

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Commenting on John Hope Franklin, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington said: "Dr. Franklin is the leading scholar in the establishment of African-American history as a key area in the professional study of American history in the second half of the 20th century. The transformation he has helped bring about in how we think about American history and society will stand as his lasting intellectual legacy."

One scholar reviewing nominations for the Kluge Prize wrote of Franklin: "He is arguably the most important African-American historian, and the most important historian of the African-American experience, in the history of the academy."

[NC_Nurse]

1. That's wonderful news!

I've heard him interviewed on WUNC. He was really interesting to listen to.
I'm happy for him. :-)