Manning Marable

Manning Marable
Manning Marable
	Marable in 2007
Born	William Manning Marable; May 13, 1950; Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Died	April 1, 2011 (aged 60); New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Earlham College; University of Wisconsin; University of Maryland;
Spouse	Hazel Ann Marable Leith Mullings (m. 1996)

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.

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