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'''Howard Zinn''' (August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010) was an American historian, playwright, and social activist. | [[File:Howard_Zinn_2009.jpg|250px|thumb|Howard Zinn (2009).]]'''Howard Zinn''' (August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010) was an American historian, playwright, and social activist. | ||
He was a political science professor at Boston University. Zinn wrote more than twenty books, including his best-selling and influential | He was a political science professor at Boston University. Zinn wrote more than twenty books, including his best-selling and influential "A People's History of the United States". | ||
In 2007, he published a version of it for younger readers, | In 2007, he published a version of it for younger readers, "A Young People′s History of the United States". | ||
Zinn described himself as "something of an anarchist, something of a socialist. Maybe a democratic socialist." | Zinn described himself as "something of an anarchist, something of a socialist. Maybe a democratic socialist." | ||
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He wrote extensively about the civil rights and anti-war movements, and labor history of the United States. | He wrote extensively about the civil rights and anti-war movements, and labor history of the United States. | ||
He wrote a memoir, ''You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train''. A 2004 [[Documentary film (nonfiction)|documentary film]] about Zinn's life and work has the same title. | |||
Zinn died of a heart attack in 2010, aged 87. | Zinn died of a heart attack in 2010, aged 87. | ||
Revision as of 08:20, 1 July 2016
Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010) was an American historian, playwright, and social activist.
He was a political science professor at Boston University. Zinn wrote more than twenty books, including his best-selling and influential "A People's History of the United States".
In 2007, he published a version of it for younger readers, "A Young People′s History of the United States".
Zinn described himself as "something of an anarchist, something of a socialist. Maybe a democratic socialist."
He wrote extensively about the civil rights and anti-war movements, and labor history of the United States.
He wrote a memoir, You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train. A 2004 documentary film about Zinn's life and work has the same title.
Zinn died of a heart attack in 2010, aged 87.
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A People's History of the United States (nonfiction)
External links:
- Howard Zinn @ Wikipedia