Manning Marable To Speak At Muhlenberg
Manning Marable, Professor of Public Affairs, Political Science, History and African-American Studies at Columbia University and prominent scholar of African-American history, will present a talk, “Perceptions of Freedom,” on Tuesday, September 12 at 7 p.m. in Miller Forum, Moyer Hall.Wednesday, August 30, 2006 01:59 PM
This event is free and open to the public.
In his lecture, Marable will address how freedom is viewed and defined by different segments of society, with particular attention on the African-American community. He will also touch on specific reasons for limited freedom having to do with disproportionate rates of incarceration and the lack of access to resources such as education.
A prolific author, Marable has written over 275 articles in academic journals and edited volumes. He has written and/or edited nearly 20 books and scholarly anthologies. His most recent book is Living Black History, an examination of the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement. He is also the editor, with Myrlie Evers-Williams, of The Autobiography of Medgar Evers. He is currently completing work on a biography of Malcolm X.
Marable’s appearance on campus is sponsored by the Muhlenberg College Center for Ethics. This semester, the Center is hosting Freedom Matters, a series of programs that examines how freedom has been defined in different historical moments and viewed by different segments of society.
