John Hope Franklin

Duke University professor Dr. John Hope Franklin explains why Frederick Douglass is a "giant in American history."

The National Parks: America's Best Idea: : -- Clip: Photographer Tuan Luong

The National Parks: America's Best Idea: : -- Clip: Naturalist George Melendez Wright on the National Parks Service

The National Parks: America's Best Idea: : -- Clip: Historian Day Jenkinson

The National Parks: America's Best Idea: : -- Clip: From scenery to science

The National Parks: America's Best Idea: : -- Clip: Trustee George Dorr offers the lands of the Hancock County Trust to the United States

The National Parks: America's Best Idea: : -- Clip: FDR The New Deal

Louis Gossett Jr. introduces us to the history-writing (and history-making) pioneer, Dr. John Hope Franklin.

The National Parks: America's Best Idea: : -- Clip: Theodore Roosevelt

The National Parks: America's Best Idea: : -- Clip: Cowboy Al Weatherill on the ancient city at Mesa Verde

The National Parks: America's Best Idea: : -- Clip: The national parks

The National Parks: America's Best Idea: : -- Clip: Civilian Conservation Corps