Lerone Bennett, Jr.
1928–2018 (age 90)
writer and scholar
Biography
Lerone Bennett, Jr. was a pioneering writer and scholar whose work reshaped the narrative of African American history and culture. His insightful essays and biographies, notably on figures like Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King Jr., brought depth and nuance to the study of race and identity in America.
He inspired generations of readers and thinkers, leaving a rich intellectual legacy celebrated by friends and admirers at Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums.