. . . "Manning Marable"@en . . . "Professor of public affairs and African American studies at Columbia University" . "2011-04-01Z"^^ . . "Marable, Manning"@en . "2011Z"^^ . . "1950-05-13Z"^^ . "1950Z"^^ . "William Manning Marable (May 13, 1950 \u2013 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. Marable authored several texts and was active in progressive political causes."@en . .