![]() ![]() With such milestone works as Before the Mayflower, Black Power U.S.A., and The Shaping of Black America, Lerone Bennett, Jr., has supplied black history to generations of students who couldn't locate it in their textbooks.Īt the age of 74, he hasn't slowed down, hurling a thunderbolt at the Old Guard Academy with his Forced into Glory, which shows Abe Lincoln as a man who only emancipated African Americans after they'd done the job themselves. For example, while many of them chastise a new historical standard that provides space for the exploits of Harriett Tubman, no one complains about Gone With the Wind having been used as a Civil War textbook for many decades. This makes him controversial in the eyes of a conservative and segregated historical establishment, which often seems to function as a PR firm for the Confederacy. Lerone Bennett, Jr., has been a trailblazer in the quest for a more accurate and inclusive interpretation of American history. ![]()
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