Howard Zinn
American historian, playwright, and socialist thinker (1922–2010)
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Howard Zinn was an American historian, playwright, and socialist thinker who lived from 1922 to 2010. His work matters because he challenged traditional historical narratives by emphasizing the perspectives of common people and marginalized groups rather than focusing solely on powerful leaders and institutions.
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- Born
- 24 August 1922
- Died
- 27 January 2010
- Works
- 167
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- Albany
- A Young People's History of the United States
- En suivant Emma
- Disobedience and democracy
- Dow shalt not kill
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Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010) was an American historian, academic, author, playwright, and social activist. He specialized in the labor history of the United States in the 20th century. In his tenure as a political science professor at Boston University from 1964-88 he wrote more than 20 books, which included his best-selling and influential A People's History of the United…
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- Howard Zinn, une histoire populaire américaine 2 — himself2026
- Monumental Myths — Self2023
- The Berrigans: Devout and Dangerous — Self2020
- Howard Zinn: A People's History of the United States — Himself2015
- Creating Freedom: The Lottery of Birth2013
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Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010) was an American historian and a veteran of World War II. He was chair of the history and social sciences department at Spelman College, and a political science professor at Boston University. Zinn wrote more than 20 books, including his best-selling and influential A People's History of the United States in 1980. 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 movement, the anti-war movement and labor history of the United States. His memoir, You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train (Beacon Press, 1994), was also the title of a 2004 documentary about Zinn's life and work. Zinn died of a heart attack in 2010, at the age of 87.
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