JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN, 94
Master of the story of race in the US. "John Hope wrote it, he taught it, and lived it."
His landmark 1947 book, "From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African-Americans" is still reprinted and widely-read. He researched in segregated Southern libraries where he was required to sit at a separate table from white patrons and was even prohibited from being waited on by white female librarians. He endured this and other indignities with no trace of bitterness.
He also worked on an important brief for Brown vs. Board of Education, marched at Selma, and lectured all over the world.
The March 27th Charleston (SC) Post and Courier had a column by Walter Dellinger.
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