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Morel's ear(medicine)
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morel(2)(dictionary)
morel(dictionary)
morel(encyclopedia)
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Morel, Benedict(medicine)
Stewart-Morel syndrome(medicine)

Franklin, John Hope (sh) and Morel's ear (medicine)


Franklin, John Hope (sh)




born Jan. 2, 1915, Rentiesville, Okla., U.S.

U.S. historian.

He attended Fisk University and received graduate degrees from Harvard and has taught at many colleges and universities, including Howard, Chicago, and Duke. He first gained international attention with From Slavery to Freedom (1947). He helped Fashion the legal brief that led to the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision. He was the first black president of the American Historical Association (1978-79) and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995.


John Hope Franklin, 1990

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Morel's ear (medicine)


Morel's ear


A large, misshapen, outstanding auricle, with obliterated grooves and thinned edges.