Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. - Alpha Chi Chapter at Fisk University

Renowned historian Dr. John Hope Franklin passed away yesterday in Durham, NC. He was widely regarded as, "the most eminent historian of the African-American experience." Franklin was a 1932 initiate of the Alpha Chi Chapter and graduated from Fisk in 1935. In 2002, the Fisk Library was named for John and his wife Aurelia.

Read more about his life and legacy here.