Manning Marable
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| Born | William Manning Marable May 13, 1950 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | April 1, 2011 (aged 60) New York City, New York, U.S. |
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| Spouse | Hazel Ann Marable |
William Manning Marable (May 13, 1950 – April 1, 2011) was an American professor of public affairs, history and African-American Studies at Columbia University. Marable founded and directed the Institute for Research in African-American Studies. 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). Marable was posthumously awarded the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for History for this work.