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The 'We Have Overcome' generation has run out of intellectual creativity but refuses to leave the political stage.

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Manning Marable
Age: 60 †
Born: 1950
Born: May 13
Died: 2011
Died: April 1
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Dayton
Ohio
William Manning Marable
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