Selected sermons and his life history in his own words are published in a volume edited by Jeff Todd Titon for the University of Illinois Press. Franklin was also known for his singing voice and for mastery of a style of musical preaching traditional in the Black Baptist church called "whooping".
A collection of sermons and his personal biography, as told by himself, is published by Jeff Todd Titon at the University of Illinois Press. Franklin was also celebrated for his vocal talents and mastery of a distinctive form of musical preaching common in the Black Baptist church known as "whooping".