Background
Bennett, Lerone was born on October 17, 1928 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States. Son of Lerone and Alma (Reed) Bennett.
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In this completely revised edition of his superb history of black America, Leron Bennett, Jr., brings his stirring narrative of the black experience up to date. Incorporating the insights of recent scholarship, Mr. Bennett traces black history from its origins in the great empires of western Africa, the transatlantic journey to slavery through Reconstruction, the Jim Crow era, and the civil-rights upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s. Interspersed throughout the book are portraits of seminal figures in the struggles for freedom, and a completely updated section highlights black pioneers and their accomplishments. --- from book's back cover
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The black experience in America-starting from its origins in western Africa up to the present day-is examined in this seminal study from a prominent African American figure. The entire historical timeline of African Americans is addressed, from the Colonial period through the civil rights upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s. The most recent scholarship on the geographic, social, economic, and cultural journeys of African Americans, together with vivid portraits of key black leaders, complete this comprehensive reference.
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Featuring a 15 dramatic episodes in black history that have provided turning points in shaping the two Americasthe black and the whitethis volume reveals the complete meaning of the black tradition as summed up in the spiritual, Wade in the Water.”
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Without being preachy or pedantic, Bennett warmly relates the conviction, the determination, the achievements-indeed-the heroism of 20 men and women who began the fight which ultimately led to the revolution taking place in America today.”-Philadelphia Bulletin.
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"Before the Mayflower" traces black history from its origins in western Africa, through the transatlantic journey that ended in slavery, the Reconstruction period, the Jim Crow era, and the civil rights upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s, culminating in an exploration of the complex realities of African-American life in the 1990s. Here is the most recent scholarship on the geographic, social, ethnic, economic, and cultural journey of "the other Americans, " together with vital portraits of black pioneers and seminal figures in the struggle for freedom.
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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, to life in the 1990s. Reprint. 35,000 first printing. $20,000 ad/promo.
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Bennett, Lerone was born on October 17, 1928 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States. Son of Lerone and Alma (Reed) Bennett.
Bachelor, Morehouse College, 1949; Doctor of Letters (honorary), Morehouse College, 1966; HHD (honorary), Wilberforce U., 1977; Doctor of Letters (honorary), Marquette U., 1979; Doctor of Letters (honorary), Voorhees College, 1981; Doctor of Letters (honorary), Morgan State University, 1981; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Illinois, 1980; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Lincoln College, 1980; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Dillard U., 1980; Doctor of Letters (honorary), Howard U., 1982; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Boston University, 1987; Doctor of Letters (honorary), Tuskegee U., 1989.
Reporter, Atlanta Daily World, 1949-1951; city editor, Atlanta Daily World, 1952-1953; associate editor, Ebony magazine, Chicago, 1953-1958; senior editor, Ebony magazine, 1958-1987; executive editor, Ebony magazine, since 1987. Visiting professor of history Northwestern University, 1968-1969.
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("Before the Mayflower" traces black history from its orig...)
( Featuring a 15 dramatic episodes in black history that ...)
( Without being preachy or pedantic, Bennett warmly rela...)
(Traces black history from its origins in western Africa, ...)
(The black experience in America-starting from its origins...)
(In this completely revised edition of his superb history ...)
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Trustee Morehouse College, Columbia College. Member President's Committee Arts and Humanities. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Alpha Psi., Sigma Delta Chi.
Married Gloria Sylvester, July 21, 1956. Children: Alma Joy, Constance, Courtney, Lerone III.