Howard Zinn (1922–2010)

Born August 24, 1922, in Brooklyn, New York. Died January 27, 2010. Historian and social activist. Served in the US Air Force during World War II. Earned a Ph.D. in history from Columbia University. Taught at various institutions, including Spelman College and Boston University. Known for his work on American history and politics, particularly his critique of capitalism and imperialism.

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Works by Howard Zinn

• A People's History of the United States (1980)
• Southern Influence in National Politics
• Speech against the Vietnam War on Boston Common
• Thinking about Vietnam: Political Theory and Human Life
• Academic Freedom: Collaboration and Resistance
• Second Thoughts on the First Amendment
• 1492–1992: the Legacy of Columbus (1492)
• A Call to Action: Abolish the Death Penalty
• The Case of Sacco and Vanzetti
• Emma Goldman, Anarchism, and War Resistance
• Confronting Government Lies
• History Matters
• The Myth of American Exceptionalism
• Just War
• Overcoming Obstacles
• Civil Disobedience in the Twenty-First Century
• The State of the Union
• Standing up for Justice in the Age of Obama
• Talk on Democracy and Citizenship in Greece
• Three Holy Wars
• The Force of Nonviolence (1962)
• Vietnam: a Matter of Perspective (1967)
• Of Fish and Fishermen (1967)
• A Speech for Lbj (1967)
• Dow Shalt not Kill (1967)
• Aggressive Liberalism (1970)
• The Bombing of Royan (1970)
• The Curious Chronology of the Mayaguez Incident (1975)
• The Cia, Rockefeller, and the Boys in the Club (1975)
• Whom will we Honor on Memorial Day? (1976)
• What did Richard Nixon Learn? (1985)
• Just and Unjust War (1990)
• Machiavellian Realism and U. s. Foreign Policy
• Terrorism over Tripoli (1993)
• The Massacres of History (1998)
• Bombing Iraq (1998)
• Saving Private Ryan (1998)
• Remembering a War (1998)
• A Diplomatic Solution (1999)
• Their Atrocities and Ours (1999)