![]() West considers Bennett’s life within various historical contexts, from his early years through the dawning of the twenty-first century. ![]() ![]() “This biography provides the first detailed account of the life, work, and contributions of Bennett. Drawing extensively on Bennett’s previously inaccessible archival collections at Emory University and Chicago State, as well as interviews with close relatives, colleagues, and confidantes, Our Kind of Historian celebrates his enormous influence within and unique connection to African American communities across more than half a century of struggle. This critical biography-the first in-depth study of Bennett’s life-travels with him from his childhood experiences in Jim Crow Mississippi and his time at Morehouse College in Atlanta to his later participation in a dizzying range of Black intellectual and activist endeavors. ![]() Rooted in his role as senior editor of Ebony magazine, but stretching far beyond the boundaries of the Johnson Publishing headquarters in Chicago, Bennett’s work and activism positioned him as a prominent advocate for Black America and a scholar whose writing reached an unparalleled number of African American readers. left an indelible mark on twentieth-century American history and culture. Journalist, activist, popular historian, and public intellectual, Lerone Bennett Jr. ![]()
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