Lerone Bennett Jr.
Lerone Bennett Jr. (October 17,1928 - February 14,2018) was an African-American scholar, author and social historian. He was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He was known for his analysis of race relations in the United States. His best-known works include Before the Mayflower (1962) and Forced into Glory (2000), a book about U. S. President Abraham Lincoln. He was an editor for Ebony.
Bennett Jr. died in Chicago, Illinois on February 14,2018 of vascular dementia at the age of 89.
References
Other websites
Bennett' s biography
Lerone Bennett Jr.' s oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project
Booknotes interview with Bennett on Forced Into Glory, September 10,2000.
1928 births
2018 deaths
American editors
Academics from Illinois
American historians
Writers from Mississippi