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Howard Zinn
Howard Zinn was born in 1922 and died 2010. He was a historian and a playwright. He taught at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, then at Boston University. He was active in the civil rights movement, and in the movement against the Vietnam war. He has written many books, his best known being A People`s History of the United States. His many books include You Can`t Be Neutral on a Moving Train (a memoir), The Zinn Reader, The Future of History (interviews with David Barsamian) and Marx in Soho (a play), among many others.
American historian, playwright and social activist Howard Zinn died January 27, 2010, aged 87. His light will shine bright into the far…
American historian, playwright and social activist Howard Zinn died yesterday, aged 87. The author of the million-plus bestseller A People’s History of…
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AMY GOODMAN: My next guest for the rest of the hour is Howard Zinn, one of the country’s most celebrated historians. His…
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