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(Scholar) William Manning Marable was an esteemed American professor at Columbia University, where he focused on public affairs, history, and African-American Studies. He established and led the Institute for Research in African-American Studies. Marable was a prolific writer, known for his many publications and involvement in progressive political movements. His notable accomplishment was the posthumous release of his biography on Malcolm X, "Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention," which earned him the Pulitzer Prize for History in 2012.