Lerone Bennett, Jr.
American academic (1928-2018) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 89
Lerone Bennett Jr. was an African-American scholar, journalist, and social historian who analyzed race relations in the United States.
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2018Died14 February 20182006National Association of Black Journalists Hall of FameAward2002American Book AwardsAward1998Black Literary Hall of FameAward1982Candace AwardAward1981Chuck Stone Lifetime Achievement AwardAward1928Born17 October 1928
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His works include Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America, 1619-1962 (1962) and Forced into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream (2000), a book about U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
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United States
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Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1928 to 2018 · aged 89
