Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn was raised in a working-class family in Brooklyn, and flew bombing missions for the United States in World War II, an experience he now points to in shaping his opposition to war. In 1956, he became a professor at Spelman College in Atlanta, a school for black women, where he soon became involved in the Civil rights movement, which he participated in as an adviser to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and chronicled, in his book SNCC: The New Abolitionists. Zinn collaborated with historian Staughton Lynd and mentored a young student named Alice Walker. When he was fired in 1963 for insubordination related to his protest work, he moved to Boston University, where he became a leading critic of the Vietnam War.

He is perhaps best known for A People’s History of the United States, which presents American history through the eyes of those he feels are outside of the political and

War and Civil Disobedience (CD)
1492-1992: The Legacy of Columbus (CD)
Theory and Practice: Conversations with Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn (DVD)

War and Civil Disobedience (Compact Disc)

War and Civil Disobedience (Compact Disc)

SKU: 9781604860993
Author: Howard Zinn
Publisher: PM Press / Trade Root
ISBN: 9781604860993
Published: 12/2009
UPC: 877746000928
Format: Audio CD
Length: 60 Minutes
Size: 5.5 x 5.5
Subjects: Spoken Word, Politics

Praise

“Howard’s life and work are a persistent reminder that our own subjective judgments of the likelihood of success in engaging human problems are of little interest, to ourselves or others. What matters is to take part, as best we can, in the small actions of unknown people that can stave off disaster and bring about a better world, to honor them for their achievement, to do what we can to ensure that these achievements are understood and carried forward.” —Noam Chomsky

“What can I say that will in any way convey the love, respect, and admiration I feel for this unassuming hero who was my teacher and mentor.” —Alice Walker



Theory and Practice: Conversations with Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn (DVD)

Theory and Practice: Conversations with Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn (DVD)

SKU: 9781604863055
Contributors: Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, and Sasha Lilley
Publisher: PM Press
ISBN: 9781604863055
Published: 3/2010
Format: DVD (NTSC)
Length: 105 Minutes
Size: 5.5 x 7.5
Subjects: Politics, Philosophy, History-US

Praise

“Chomsky is a global phenomenon… perhaps the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet.”
New York Times Book Review

“What can I say that will in any way convey the love, respect, and admiration I feel for this unassuming hero who was my teacher and mentor; this radical historian and people-loving ‘troublemaker,’ this man who stood with us and suffered with us? Howard Zinn was the best teacher I ever had, and the funniest.”
—Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple



1492-1992: The Legacy of Columbus

1492-1992: The Legacy of Columbus

SKU: 9781604865011
Author: Howard Zinn
Publisher: PM Press
ISBN: 9781604865011
UPC: 760137521723
Published: 11/2011
Format: Audio CD
Size: 5.5 x 5.5
Length: 60 minutes
Subjects: Politics, History

Praise

“Howard’s life and work are a persistent reminder that our own subjective judgments of the likelihood of success in engaging human problems are of little interest, to ourselves or others. What matters is to take part, as best we can, in the small actions of unknown people that can stave off disaster and bring about a better world, to honor them for their achievement, to do what we can to ensure that these achievements are understood and carried forward.”  —Noam Chomsky

“What can I say that will in any way convey the love, respect, and admiration I feel for this unassuming hero who was my teacher and mentor.”  —Alice Walker



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