Lerone Bennett, Jr. (October 17, 1928 to February 14, 2018) was an African-American scholar, author and social historian, known for his analysis of race relations in the United States. His best-known works include Before the Mayflower and Forced into Glory, about President Abraham Lincoln.Writer and social historian Lerone Bennett, Jr. has served asthe executive editor of Ebony for almost forty years. His written work deftlyexplores the history of race relations in the United States as well as thecurrent environment in which African Americans strive for equality. Bennett was born on October 17, 1928, in Clarksdale,Mississippi and graduated from Morehouse College in 1949

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Lerone Bennett

Lerone Bennett, Jr. (October 17, 1928 to February 14, 2018) was an African-American scholar, author and social historian, known for his analysis of race relations in the United States. His best-known works include Before the Mayflower and Forced into Glory, about President Abraham Lincoln.Writer and social historian Lerone Bennett, Jr. has served asthe executive editor of Ebony for almost forty years. His written work deftlyexplores the history of race relations in the United States as well as thecurrent environment in which African Americans strive for equality. Bennett was born on October 17, 1928, in Clarksdale,Mississippi and graduated from Morehouse College in 1949