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[[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. | [[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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== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Zinn Howard Zinn] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Zinn Howard Zinn] @ Wikipedia | ||
* ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_People%27s_History_of_the_United_States A People's History of the United States]'' @ Wikipedia | |||
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[[Category:Historians (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Historians (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:People (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:People (nonfiction)]] | ||
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Revision as of 09:22, 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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External links:
- Howard Zinn @ Wikipedia
- A People's History of the United States @ Wikipedia