Bennett, Jr., Lerone
(17 Oct. 1928–14 Feb. 2018)
- Margena A. Christian
Extract
Bennett, Jr., Lerone (17 Oct. 1928–14 Feb. 2018), historian, scholar, journalist, magazine editor, and author, was born Lerone Bennett, Jr. in Clarksdale, Mississippi. His father, Lerone Bennett, Sr., was a chauffeur, and his mother, Alma Reed, was a cook. After his parents divorced when he was young, he and his mother later moved to Jackson, Mississippi, where he grew up....
