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Source: NPR "News & Notes with Ed Gordon"

Roundup

Manning Marable: 'Living Black History' [7min]

Ed Gordon talks with historian Manning Marable about his new book Living Black History, a look at black history's continuing importance to modern-day activism. Marable is a professor of history, political science and public policy at Columbia University.

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