

#OTD Manning Marable (May 13, 1950 - Apr 1, 2011). Professor of public affairs, history and African-American Studies at Columbia University, activist. He founded and directed the Institute for Research in African-American Studies. He wrote several texts and was active in numerous progressive/political causes.
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"Manning Marable, Historian and Activist." Historianspeaks, May 15, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/manning-marable-historian-and-activist.
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