Living Black History How Reimagining the African-American Past Can Remake America's Racial Future

We all live history every single day, whether or not we realize it. In Living Black History, Manning Marble-one of the most important black scholars and activists to emerge after the civil right movement-reminds us of this essential fact by offering a fresh and personal look at the enduring legacy of such well-known African-American figures as Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., Medgar Evers, and W.E.B. Du Bois. In the Process, Marble presents a concept of ôliving historyö that transcends the antiquated perception that African-American history is somehow separate from that of America itself. Bringing immediacy to the trials and tribulations of yesterday, Living Black History is both a Dynamic portrayal of our collective past, and an impassioned call to engage with the unfolding drama of American history. Book jacket.

Manning Marable is Professor of History, Political Science, and Public Policy, at Columbia University. Marable lives in New York City.