About Howard Zinn Archives

Archive Notes: Howard Zinn’s Warmth, Compassion, and Humanizing of History

"In 2022–2023, I had the opportunity to spend three full weeks going through the Howard Zinn Papers housed at New York University’s Tamiment Library. . . . Being able to focus intensely on his correspondence crystallized how Zinn’s warmth, humor, and compassion draws in people who run across many segments of the population, and how he was a connector of people; he connected people to have the opportunities to tell their stories with those who could amplify them."

‘Hope and Resistance’: Interview and Performances on Democracy Now!

In a special July 4th edition of Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman, the show featured an interview with co-editors Anthony Arnove and Haley Pressin plus live clips of readings from Voices of a People’s History of the United States in the 21st Century.

Vincent Harding Tribute to Howard Zinn

Vincent Harding pays tribute to Howard Zinn at the SNCC 50th Anniversary Convening, April 17, 2010.

Howard Zinn Revisited

Chris Fogler first heard Howard Zinn speak when she was a student at Saint Peter’s University in the late 1960s and where she now teaches. For the university's 150th anniversary, they printed a story in the PAVAN Magazine about Fogler's memories of the lessons Zinn taught.

The Howard Zinn Book Fair Returns in 2022

The Howard Zinn Book Fair returns as a multi-site event.

New Book about A People’s History in the Classroom

Available in October 2021 is a new book by Robert Cohen and Sonia E. Murrow titled Rethinking America's Past: Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States in the Classroom and Beyond.

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People’s History: One of ‘The 14 most important books for designers to read right now’

In a January 21, 2021 article, Fast Company asked 'top designers and thought leaders to recommend books that designers should read to expand their thinking beyond the traditional design text." A People's History of the United States kicks off the list.

A Remembrance of Howard Zinn

Tribute to Howard Zinn By Sheila Wilensky
"I first encountered Howard Zinn in 1971, when I audited his Civil Liberties course at Boston University. One day he invited students to join him after class at a Vietnam protest on the Boston Common, and I went. Impressed with Zinn’s fervent belief in the power of ordinary people to change the world, I decided to become a high school social studies teacher."

2020 Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture: Ibram X. Kendi

The 2020 Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture features Ibram X. Kendi in conversation with Nina Silber on Dec. 7 at 5pm EST. Kendi is professor, anti-racist activist, and historian of race and discriminatory policy, and the founding director of Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research. Kendi is also the author of the National Book Award winning Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America and New York Times bestselling How to Be an Antiracist.

White House Attacks Howard Zinn, the 1619 Project, and the Zinn Education Project

At the White House Conference on American History, speakers (including President Trump) attacked Howard Zinn, the New York Times 1619 Project, and the Zinn Education Project. As Brett Wilkins reported at Common Dreams, "Educators fired back a series of tweets defending the project and accusing the president of spreading 'McCarthy-like' and 'fascist' ideas."

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Category: About Howard Zinn

Archive Notes: Howard Zinn’s Warmth, Compassion, and Humanizing of History

‘Hope and Resistance’: Interview and Performances on Democracy Now!

Vincent Harding Tribute to Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn Revisited

The Howard Zinn Book Fair Returns in 2022

New Book about A People’s History in the Classroom

People’s History: One of ‘The 14 most important books for designers to read right now’

A Remembrance of Howard Zinn

2020 Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture: Ibram X. Kendi

White House Attacks Howard Zinn, the 1619 Project, and the Zinn Education Project

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