Howard Zinn

Historian, Author

1922 – 2010

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Who was Howard Zinn?

Howard Zinn was an American historian, author, playwright, and social activist. He was a political science professor at Boston University for 24 years and taught history at Spelman College for 7 years. Zinn wrote more than 20 books, including his best-selling and influential A People's History of the United States. He wrote extensively about the civil rights and anti-war movements, and labor history of the United States. His memoir, You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train, was also the title of a 2004 documentary about Zinn's life and work.

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Born
Aug 24, 1922
Brooklyn
Also known as
  • Zinn
Parents
Spouses
Children
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Columbia University
  • New York University
  • Thomas Jefferson High School
Employment
  • Professor Emeritus, Boston University
Lived in
  • Brooklyn
  • Massachusetts
Died
Jan 27, 2010
Santa Monica

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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