- Photograph by
- Thompson, Don, American
- Subject of
- Franklin, John Hope, American, 1915 - 2009
- Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1905
- Date
- 1995; printed 2014
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (27.6 × 35.3 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white gelatin silver print portrait of historian John Hope Franklin, survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Franklin is depicted standing on N. Greenwood Ave. in Tulsa, Oklahoma, beneath the US-412 overpass. He wears a light colored suit jacket, white shirt and a dark colored paisley necktie. He is standing with his arms behind his back and is looking directly at the camera. Vernon Chapel A.M.E. Church is in the background. An adhesive label on the verso has the photographer's printed name and contact information as well as [John Hope Franklin - 1995] in bold italicized text and the photographer's signature [Don Thompson 2014] in graphite.
- Place depicted
- Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- African Methodist Episcopal
- American South
- American West
- Communities
- Methodist
- Photography
- Race relations
- Religion
- The Black Church
- Tulsa Race Massacre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the photographer, Don Thompson
- Object number
- 2014.206.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Don Thompson
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




