Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin Hat and a love that lasted

and a love that lasted a lifetime

5” x 7”

full-color book printed on the occasion of the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum's exhibition of the same name

"where the wind comes sweeping down the plains"

Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin Hat and a love that lastedJohn Hope Franklin lived through Americas most defining twentieth century transformation, the dismantling of legally protected racial segregation. A renowned scholar, he has explored that transformation in its myriad aspects, notably in his 3. 5 million copy bestseller, From Slavery to Freedom. Born in 1915, he, like every other African American, could not help but participate: he was evicted from whites only train cars, confined to segregated