Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Manning Marable
Born: May 13, 1950
Died: April 1, 2011 (aged 60)
Bio: William Manning Marable 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.
Known for:
- Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention (2011)
- How capitalism underdeveloped Black America (1983)
- Living Black history (2005)
- Race, reform, and rebellion (1984)
- Black leadership (1998)