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American educator and anthologist (1938–2019)

Lee Bennett Hopkins (April 13, 1938 – August 8, 2019) was an American educator, poet, author, and anthologist.

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He was the author or editor of over 100 books for children, as well as a number of books and articles for adults.

Early life and education

Hopkins was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. When he was 13 his parents divorced and he moved with his mother and siblings to a low-income housing project in Newark, New Jersey.

After high school he enrolled in Newark State Teachers College (now Kean University) in Union, New Jersey, where he majored in education. After graduating in 1960 he taught sixth grade at Westmoreland Elementary in Fair Lawn, New Jersey and pursued a master's degree at Bank Street College of Education in New York City.

In 1967 he earned a degree in Administration from Hunter College of the City University of New York.^[1]

Career

From 1966 to 1968 he served as a senior consult