October 17, 1928, Lerone Bennett, Jr., scholar, author and social historian, was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Bennett earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Morehouse College in 1949 and served in the United States Army from 1951 to 1952. He joined Ebony Magazine in 1954 and for decades served as executive editor. Bennett is the […]
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October 17th in African American History – Lerone Bennett, Jr.
By Chimsima Zuhri on October 17, 2011 in African American History, Author, Music, October
Tags: Army, Ebony Magazine, scholar, social historian
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