Making History: John Hope Franklin and Rita Dove
John Hope Franklin is the author of Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Rita Dove is the author of American Smooth: Poems, published by W. W. Norton and Company.
The forum was held at the University of Virginia’s Culbreth Theatre.
John Hope Franklin and Rita Dove read from their works, followed by a conversation between them on personal and cultural history and African… read more
John Hope Franklin and Rita Dove read from their works, followed by a conversation between them on personal and cultural history and African American existence. They also responded to audience members' questions. Robert Vaughn was the moderator.
John Hope Franklin is the author of Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Rita Dove is the author of American Smooth: Poems, published by W. W. Norton and Company.
The forum was held at the University of Virginia’s Culbreth Theatre. close
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