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John Hope Franklin Scholars Tell a Story at the History Hub

John Hope Franklin Scholar Anaia Brewster and her mother, Cedi Murillo at the exhibit.
John Hope Franklin Scholar Anaia Brewster and her mother, Cedi Murillo at the exhibit.

A new exhibit at the Durham History Hub designed by the John Hope Franklin Young Scholars combines a detailed timeline on the life of the late Duke historian with fictional characters and plot line that run parallel his story.

The local middle schoolers are using the project to create a book from the stories contributed at the exhibit.  To encourage the process, visitors engage with life-sized wood cutouts of the main characters in the book (see below), re-organizing the plot elements, and adding suggestions to help shape this book for young teens.

The final version of the book will be published in January 2015 to honor the 100th anniversary of Franklin's birth.

The John Hope Franklin Young Scholars Program, part of Duke's Center for African and African American Research, introduces high-potential middle schoolers -- mostly members of under-represented minorities -- to university research, paving their path toward college.

Located downtown at 500 West Main Street, the History Hub, which launched in October, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and is free to the public. To see photos from the exhibit opening, click here.

JHF exhibit at history hub