Lerone Bennett, Jr.

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Lerone Bennett, Jr. (b. October 17, 1928) is an American scholar, author and historian.

[edit] Biography

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Bennett was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi the son of late Lerone Bennett Sr. and Alma Reed. When he was young his family moved to Jackson, Mississippi. He is most notable for his work as an editor for Ebony Magazine and for two historical texts: Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America, 1619-1962 and Forced into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream. The former discusses the contributions of African Americans in the United States, while the latter questions President Abraham Lincoln's role as the "Great Emancipator. Bennett is an alumnus of Morehouse College." Mr. Bennett is also a distinguished member of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

[edit] Bibliography

• What Manner of Man?
• Pioneers In Protest
• The Shaping of Black America
• Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America, 1619-1962 (1963)
• What Manner of Man: A Biography of Martin Luther King
• Confrontation: Black and White (1965)
• Black Power U.S.A.: The Human Side of Reconstruction 1867-1877 (1967)
• Pioneers In Protest (1968)
• The challenge of Blackness (1972)
• Wade in the Water: Great Moments in Black History (1979)
• Forced into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream (2000)
• The Shaping of Black America

[edit] External links

• Bennett's biography
• Lerone Bennett Jr. biography and video interview excerpts by The National Visionary Leadership Project