Important Legacies

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Historian John Hope Franklin is a pioneer in the field of African American studies. The 90-year-old Duke professor joins us today with a look back at his lifelong commitment to civil rights activism. And jazz great Hank Jones looks back at his amazing career at the piano.

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