Lerone Bennett Jr. - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.^[1]

• Bennett's biography Archived 2015-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
• Lerone Bennett Jr.'s oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project
• Bennett Appearances on C-SPAN
• Booknotes interview with Bennett on Forced Into Glory, September 10, 2000.

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