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William Manning Marable (May 13, 1950 – April 1, 2011)〔 was an American professor of public affairs, history and African-American Studies at Columbia University.〔Grimes, William. (Manning Marable, Historian and Social Critic, Dies at 60. ) ''New York Times'' (April 1, 2011). Retrieved April 2, 2011〕 Marable founded and directed the Institute for Research in African-American Studies. Marable authored several texts and was active in progressive political causes. At the time of his death, Marable had completed a biography of human rights activist Malcolm X entitled ''Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention'' (2011),〔Goodman, Amy. (Manning Marable on "Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention" ) via ''Democracy Now!'' (May 21, 2007). Retrieved April 2, 2011〕 for which he won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for History. ==Life and career== Marable was born in Dayton, Ohio. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Earlham College (1971) and went on to earn his master's degree (1972) and Ph.D. (1976) in history, at University of Wisconsin, and University of Maryland. Marable served on the faculty of Tuskegee Institute, University of San Francisco, Cornell University, Fisk University, served as the founding director of the Africana and Hispanic Studies Program at Colgate University, Purdue University, Ohio State University, and University of Colorado at Boulder, where he was chairman of the Department of Black Studies. He founded the Institute for Research in African-American Studies (1993) at Columbia University, later appointed as the M. Moran Weston and Black Alumni Council Professor of African-American Studies and professor of history and public affairs.〔 Marable served as Chair of Movement for a Democratic Society (MDS).〔Good, Thomas. (MDS Conference Elects Manning Marable Chair of MDS, Inc. ) ''Next Left Notes'' (February 20, 2007).〕 Marable served on the Board of Directors for the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN), a non-profit coalition of public figures working to utilize hip-hop as an agent for social change.〔(Hip-Hop Summit Action Network Board of Directors. )〕 Marable was also a member of the New York Legislature's Amistad Commission, created to review state curriculum regarding the slave trade.〔Bryant, Erica. (City schools want better curriculum on Africa. ) ''Democrat and Chronicle'' (December 29, 2008)〕 Marable was a critic of Afrocentrism. He wrote:〔Manning Marable, ''Beyond Black and White: Transforming African American Politics'', p. 192〕 It was reported in June 2004 by activist group ''Racism Watch'' that Marable had called for immediate action to be taken to end the U.S. military's use of Raphael Patai's book ''The Arab Mind'' which Marable described as "a book full of racially charged stereotypes and generalizations."〔Glick, Ted. (2004 Racism Watch Calls for Action to End Use of Anti-Arab Books by the U.S. Government. ) via PCDC (June 2, 2004)〕 In a 2008 column, Marable endorsed Senator Barack Obama's bid for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.〔Marable, Manning. (Cover Story: Barack Obama's Problem - And Ours - Along the Color Line. ) ''Black Commentator'' (March 6, 2008)〕 Marable, who was diagnosed with sarcoidosis, underwent a double lung transplant as treatment in summer 2010.〔Kellogg, Carolyn. (Malcolm X biographer Manning Marable has died. ) ''Los Angeles Times'' (April 1, 2011)〕 Marable died of complications from pneumonia on April 1, 2011 in New York City at the age of 60.〔Rohter, Larry. (Manning Marable, African-American Studies Scholar, Has Died at 60. ) ''New York Times'' (April 1, 2011)〕 He is survived by his wife, Dr. Leith Mullings of New York; three children, Joshua Manning Marable of Boulder; Malaika Marable Serrano of Silver Spring, Md.; and Sojourner Marable Grimmett of Atlanta; two stepchildren, Alia Tyner of Manhattan and Michael Tyner of Brooklyn; a sister, Madonna Marable of Dayton; and three grandchildren. He is also survived by his two previous wives, with whom he shared parts and aspects of his career. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Manning Marable」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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