Howard Zinn: Radical History

Conversations with History: Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn; Historian and Activist
Abstract: 

Welcome to a Conversation with History. I'm Harry Kreisler of the Institute of International Studies. Our guest today is Howard Zinn. Howard Zinn is an activist, a historian, a writer, and a playwright. He is the author of many books, including A People's History of the United States, The Zinn Reader, and an autobiography called You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train. His three plays are Emma, Daughter of Venus, and Marx in Soho. He is a Professor Emeritus of History at Boston University.

http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/people/Zinn/zinn-con0.html

Key Words: Historians, Civil Rights, Political Activism, Vietnam War, Dissent, Political Education, RIP
Author: 
Howard Zinn
Publication date: 
April 19, 2001
Publication type: 
Conversations with History