Manning Marable
Born in 1950
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History
Politics
Manning Marable was a prominent American academic and historian specializing in African-American studies at Columbia University.
He founded and led the Institute for Research in African-American Studies, authoring numerous texts on race and politics.
Marable was actively involved in progressive causes throughout his career.
His final work, the biography of Malcolm X, was the culmination of years of research and was published shortly after his death in 2011.
The book represents Marable's commitment to critically examining and reinterpreting significant figures in African-American history, aiming to provide a more nuanced understanding of their lives and legacies.
