Howard Zinn
American historian and activist whose A People's History of the United States retold American history from the perspective of the colonized, enslaved, and exploited. It became one of the bestselling history books in American history and a staple of progressive education. He was a civil rights activist and anti-war organizer.
Works
- A People's History of the United StatesAmerican history from perspective of indigenous, enslaved, and oppressed peoples
- You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving TrainHistorian's memoir on activism, neutrality, and commitment to social justice
- The Zinn ReaderSelected essays revealing Zinn's approach to people's history and activism
- A Power Governments Cannot SuppressEssays on civil disobedience, power, and nonviolent resistance to governmental authority
- Original ZinnEarly essays and interviews from Zinn's distinguished scholarly and activist career
- SNCC: The New AbolitionistsHistory of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and civil rights activism
- The Southern MystiqueSouthern history challenging myths and examining racism, power, and social change
- Vietnam: The Logic of WithdrawalPolitical analysis of Vietnam War and case for withdrawal and peace
- Disobedience and DemocracyEssays on civil disobedience as moral duty and practice of democratic resistance