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Lerone Bennett, Jr. (b. October 17 1928) is an African American scholar, author and historian.
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Biography
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."
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Trivia
Bennett's Before The Mayflower was originally published in 1963, the year that the University of Mississippi was desegregated. Since then, Before the Mayflower has been published in seven editions that have been revised and updated. The "New Millennium Edition," published last year, added three new chapters since the last printing in September 1995. Also, for the first time, 32 pages of color photos of modern-day black achievers brighten the text. In total the book have been published in 1963, 1964, 1966, 1982, 1987 and in 2003.
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Bibliography
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)
Great Moments in Black History
Forced into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream (2000)
The Shaping of Black Americat
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