>> john hope franklin, a great historian was a leader in the effort for reformations for black folksn tulsa. his students, white students from duke university took up the effort to rebuild greenwood after he died. there is a big monument in tulsa to john hope franklin built by his former students, mostly after fliewpt whites in -- affluent whites in tulsa. we make the greatest advances when it's not just african-americans pushing the issue. when whites, latinos, when the mosaic of america recognizes we can be a better nation if we are working together, serving each other's interests. and, you know, there are others like it in other parts of the country that are showing us that you don't have to wait until we solve the problem of poverty or inequality. you can do a lot in education now to help to move our society forward. >> reporter: but one of the things you talked about are the needs beyond just basic education particularly for urban students and i guess you mean predominantly african-american or children of color. >> absolutely. there are many children in the country. we have high

and, of course, his father, john hope franklin, along with his father, he co-edited the book, "my lifend era." the also served as advisor on the document resell -- documentary film. i have to tell you, dr. franklin, that is a tough audience he was speaking before. i mean, there were so many applause lines, i'm listening, that today, people would have been on their feet. think what we just heard from courtland and you and the others about what washington was. the establishment was segregated. and he gave that kind of speech. that had to be -- i'm sorry, but, it certainly was not his audience. am i over exaggerating this? dr. brickley? dr. franklin: not at all. we grew up being able to function into societies. joe: how does that apply to lobby hard? dr. franklin: we grew up being able to function in the black community, and he went to boston university. he can function in white academia. academics was a segregated as any other at that time. , what were theer issues when he arrived here in 1947? and he said, the big question in the city was, what george washington university lose their au

john w. franklin, director of partnerships and international programs for the national museum of african-american history and culture. that gorgeous building you see going up over there and of course, his father john hope franklin along with his father they co-edited the book "my life: the autobiography of buck colbert franklin." he also served on the documentary film, a journey towards peace, and i have to tell you, dr. franklin, that's a tough audience he was speaking before. i mean there were so many applause lines that i was -- i'm listening that today, i mean, people would have been on their feet. think of what we just heard from cortland and heard from you and others about what washington s was. the establishment was segregated and he gave that kind of speech. that had to be -- i'm sorry, but it certainly wasn't his audience. i mean, am i overexaggerating this, dr. franklin? >> not at all, but we grew up being able to function in two societies. >> how does that apply to what we heard? >> because we grew up being able to function in black -- in the black community and he went to boston university. so he can function in white academ. washington's academic community was as segregated as any other at

kristen carosa has more from a town hall held in franklin. presidential hopeful john kasich began this town hall, with a personal story about losing his parents in a car crash. >> it was very, very tough for me because my greatest fear as a little boy was that my parents would be killed in a car accident. you got to be tough as president, you got to be tough as a congressman. you got to be tough as a governor. you can't let people run over you. reporter: some recent polls have kasich second in new hampshire behind republican donald trump. >> i look at it as getting my stuff out there, i don't worry about anybody else. i take care of my own race. reporter: but a recent attack ad by the super pack backing jeb bush is getting kasich talking. >> i love the traffic fact that i'm being attacked because it all big money trying to beat me down. reporter: kasich is firing back with an ad of their own. >> the campaign will do what it has to do. we're not going to have people beat us up, but i didn't start and i let my campaign do what they want as long as it not personal. i've been fighting for