John Hope Franklin AwardAward DescriptionThe John Hope Franklin Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded every four years to recognize an individual who has had a distinguished career in southern history, has contributed significantly to scholarship in the field, and who has exhibited outstanding qualities of citizenship. Nominations can be sent directly to the committee chair, Charles Bolton at [email protected] by June 1, 2022. 2022 Award CommitteeCharles Bolton, University of North Carolina, Greensboro Wanda Hendricks, University of South Carolina, Emerita David Silkenat, University of Edinburgh Past WinnersDarlene Clark Hine, Michigan State University, received the third John Hope Franklin Lifetime Achievement Award on November 10, 2017, in Dallas, Texas. Joel Williamson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, received the second John Hope Franklin Lifetime Achievement Award on November 2, 2012, in Mobile, Alabama. Leon Litwack, University of California, Berkeley, was the first winner of the John Hope Franklin Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007 in Richmond, Virginia. |