![]() ![]() His book (about Lincoln) changed my life,” said comedian Sinbad. ![]() Bennett would go on to pen at least 10 books, including the 2000 book titled “Forced into Glory: Abraham Lincoln’s White Dream,” which, for some, shattered centuries-old myths about the 16th president’s involvement in the freedom of slaves. Bennett traces black history from its origins in Western Africa, through the transatlantic journey and slavery, the Reconstruction period, the Jim Crow era and the Civil Rights Movement. He was 89 and suffered from advanced vascular dementia.Īmong his many hard-hitting and compelling works was “Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America,” first published in 1962. ![]() The historian and journalist whose prolific writings detailed the history and essence of black America died Wednesday, Feb. Perhaps no other voice - or pen - captured the real life of Africans and African-Americans like Lerone Bennett Jr., the former editor of Ebony and JET magazines. ![]()
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