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Howard Zinn
Historian
Howard Zinn was a historian, political scientist, social critic, activist and playwright, best known as author of the bestseller A People's History of the United States.
Zinn was active in the Civil Rights and anti-war movements in the United States. The author of some 20 books, Zinn taught at Spelman College and Boston University.
As an artist and editor, his wife Roslyn Zinn had an important role in editing all of Zinn's books and many of his articles. The couple had two children, Myla and Jeff, and five grandchildren.
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The next President should pull the troops out of Iraq immediately, Zinn says.
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Do strong nations have an interest in writing accurate historical accounts?
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The legendary activist, author, and historian wanted to be remembered for “introducing a different way of thinking about the world,” and as “somebody who gave people a feeling of hope […]
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For Zinn, the 2008 US election comes down to the war.
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We’ve come from a tightly segregated society to an integrated one, Zinn says.
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After some 60 million dead, did we rid the world of fascism or racism or militarism? Not at all, the late Howard Zinn told Big Think.
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The world, Zinn says, is trying to overcome American dominance.