Manning marable malcolm x
Manning marable...
Manning marable malcolm x
Manning Marable
American academic (1950–2011)
William Manning Marable (May 13, 1950 – April 1, 2011)[1] was an American professor of public affairs, history and African-American Studies at Columbia University.[1] Marable founded and directed the Institute for Research in African-American Studies.[2] He wrote several texts and was active in numerous progressive political causes.
At the time of his death, he had completed a biography of human rights activist Malcolm X, titled Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention (2011).[3] Marable was posthumously awarded the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for History for this work.[4]
Life and career
Marable was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio.
His parents were both graduates of Central State, an historically black university in nearby Wilberforce. His mother was an ordained minister and held a Ph.D.[5] In April 1968, at the behest of his mother, 17-year-old Marable covered the funeral of Mar