John Hope Franklin, 1915-2009

Dear Jamie.

As a former juror I find the three eye witnesses to be credible. Yes they may have something to gain out of their testimony..but if you look at the defendant I find him to be less credible and have never heard from him nor will I be able to hear him. He has the coldest, deadest eyes of anyone I have ever seen. His attorney was grasping straws on her cross examination and was glad when she finished. I will be waiting to hear the defense in this case before screaming guilty but I think the proscecution has given a very strong case...being I am a layman but so are 12 others who count. Love your show and think you are beautiful, Jamie.

My prayers are with the family of Mr. Franklin. I own almost all of his books and have always admired his profound dedication to the Civil Rights Movement. HBCU's will surely miss his thoughts, wisdom and guidence. Thank you for a life of dedication and support to the African American Community and the world.

what did the cops do to him before getting shot. these cops get the wrong idea about reenforcement they think it means deadly force like the train station murder and police brutality which will not stop

I had to read this several times to see that Jamie opened with a statement and then a second statement provided additional information to the opening statement subject matter. Then she mentioned historians, and how this subject historian was in the middle of actually making history. When she states that as an African American child born in the 60's, I really did not realize that she was then referring to herself as the author. I read it. Then read it again. Wondered, momentarily if she was referring to the subject, then I did the math. Perhaps that should have been a paragraph break. Or the line could read, "in my own life, growing up an african american child, born in the 1960's I heard early and often about John Hope Franklin."

A fitting tribute nevertheless.

I cannot believe this will work!