Posts tagged “young people’s history”
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Howard Zinn’s 423-page FBI file released
July 30, 2010
Q: What is the greatest tribute an activist can be given?
A: The enmity of those in power.To that end, the FBI has today offered a great tribute to the late, great Howard Zinn, in the form of a 423-page declassified FBI file, covering Zinn’s activities from 1949 to 1974: essentially a list — vetted by America’s “best and brightest” and their faithful assistants of the period — of everything Howard Zinn did during the McCarthy Era, the Vietnam War, and all points in between to stymie the government and promote social justice and a more open society.
Happy reading — and thanks, Howard; you will be forever missed.
Tags: fbi file, history, howard zinn, politics/government, voices of a people's history, young people's history, zinn reader
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Ralph Nader: Remember Zinn by organizing
February 9, 2010
From Ralph Nader’s beautiful call-to-action tribute to Howard Zinn, posted Friday at nader.org:
… Judging by similar gatherings for remembering other progressive activists and writers, the encomiums for Professor Zinn, who taught at Spelman College in the late fifties and early sixties (two of his students were Marian Wright Edelman and Alice Walker) and at Boston University until 1988, will be heartfelt, wide-ranging and inspiringly anecdotal.
Receptions will follow and those in attendance will return to their homes, hoping that what Howard Zinn spoke and wrote and how he acted will serve as an example for those who follow his public philosophy of being and doing.
Mr. Zinn’s legacy, however, needs more than sweet memories that carry forward the spirit of people. His impact needs more than the adult and youth book version (now in a television miniseries via the History Channel) to continue inspiring what the Times described as “a generation of high school and college students to rethink American history.”
Tags: articles, howard zinn, nader.org, ralph nader, young people's history
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Howard Zinn and Voices of a People’s History at the 92nd Street Y
May 13, 2009
Monday, May 13 at 8:00 PM, 92nd Street Y in New York City. Howard Zinn and Voices of a People’s History offer a special performance in support of the publication of the paperback addition of A Young People’s History of the…
Tags: 92nd street y, Authors, howard zinn, readings, young people's history
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Howard Zinn leads performance at the Brattle Theater in honor of A Young People’s History of the United States
May 7, 2009
Thursday, May 7 at the Brattle Theater on Harvard Square. For more information, please check http://www.brattlefilm.org/brattlefilm/movie_detail/090507.html.
Tags: Authors, harvard, howard zinn, readings, young people's history
