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Franklin
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United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
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john hope franklin
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2. noun
printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)
3. noun
a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth
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