Ebony Magazine and Lerone Bennett Jr.From its launch in 1945, Ebony magazine was politically and socially influential. However, the magazine also played an important role in educating millions of African Americans about their past. Guided by the pen of Lerone Bennett Jr., the magazines senior editor and in house historian, Ebony became a key voice in the popular black history revival that flourished after World War II. Its content helped push representations of the African American past