The 2008 John Hope Franklin Symposium & Gala honoring the scholarly contributions of living legends will be held June 26 and 27 at The Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club.

The focus of the 2008 symposium will be on the challenges facing Black and Hispanic Males in our society. At the request of Dr. John Hope Franklin, a portion of the proceeds from the symposium will go to support The Durham Literacy Center.

For additional information:
http://diverseeducation.com/jhf/schedule.html
and
http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/2008/06/jhf.html

The culminating event of this two-day event will be the closing gala
where the 2008 John Hope Franklin awardees; Dr. Norm Francis. Dr. Alvin
Poussaint and Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans will be honored. Historian,
educator, humanitarian and scholar, Franklin has made significant
contributions to shaping the perspective of American history in the
20th century. The recipients of the 2008 John Hope Franklin Award
reflect Franklins’ overall standards of excellence.