In September 2015, Timothy V. Johnson began his new role as head of the Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives at New York University where the Howard Zinn Papers are archived.
Tamiment Library describes its collections as follows,
The Tamiment’s archival collections, manuscripts, oral histories, photographs, films, videotapes, books, serials, and pamphlets document the history of labor, socialism, communism, anarchism, utopian experiments, the New Left, and the post-New Left as well as the social and cultural contexts in which these movements functioned.…
Alison Kysia • Zinn Education Project • November 18, 2013
Since the death of historian Howard Zinn in 2010, a number of scholars and politicians have targeted Zinn’s work in an effort to undermine his influence among educators.
The following essay was presented at the Howard Zinn Read-In held at Purdue University on November 5, 2013. This is a condensed version of a chapter on Zinn in the book, On Doing History from the Bottom Up (Haymarket Books, 2014).…
By Andrea Germano
Former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels' attempt to censor Zinn's classic 'A People's History' backfires, sparks ongoing interest in late historian's work.
By Bill Bigelow • Common Dreams • July 18, 2013
Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States, one of the country’s most widely read history books, died on January 27, 2010. Shortly after, then-Governor of Indiana Mitch Daniels got on his computer and fired off an email to the state’s top education officials: “This terrible anti-American academic has finally passed away.”
"The Associated Press published an article based on e-mail records it obtained under Indiana's open records laws. Those e-mail records showed Daniels, while governor of Indiana, asking that no public universities teach the work of Howard Zinn."
A new book is available that engage the various complexities and tensions present throughout Howard Zinn’s work and subject them to a 21st century assessment.
This special edition came about after scholars presented and discussed perspectives on the important influences of Howard Zinn to education, history, and citizenship at the 2010 Midwest Peace and Justice Summit in Indianapolis.
"Last week, the Tucson Unified School District eliminated a popular Mexican American Studies program in local high schools that, in a short period of time, had done a lot of good."
The writer and film maker Paul Laverty was asked recently why he and director Icíar Bollaín dedicated his new film "Even the Rain (Tambien La Lluvia)," set in Bolivia and starring Gael Garcia Bernal, to the historian Howard Zinn.
Articles about Howard Zinn
Tamiment Library Appoints New Director Timothy V. Johnson
Posted: September 15, 2015 by Howard Zinn Website
Tamiment Library describes its collections as follows,
The Tamiment’s archival collections, manuscripts, oral histories, photographs, films, videotapes, books, serials, and pamphlets document the history of labor, socialism, communism, anarchism, utopian experiments, the New Left, and the post-New Left as well as the social and cultural contexts in which these movements functioned.…
Category: Articles & Interviews, Articles about Howard Zinn Tags: From the Archives: Tamiment Library
Bashing Howard Zinn: A Critical Look at One of the Critics
Posted: November 18, 2013 by Howard Zinn Website
Since the death of historian Howard Zinn in 2010, a number of scholars and politicians have targeted Zinn’s work in an effort to undermine his influence among educators.
Category: Articles & Interviews, Articles about Howard Zinn, In the News, News Tags: A People's History of the United States, In the News, Zinn Education Project
‘Howard Zinn, Presente’ by Staughton Lynd
Posted: November 6, 2013 by Howard Zinn Website
Category: Articles & Interviews, Articles about Howard Zinn, Tributes Tags: Staughton Lynd
‘Howard Zinn Read-In’ Celebrates Power of ‘Dangerous’ Education
Posted: November 5, 2013 by Howard Zinn Website
Former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels' attempt to censor Zinn's classic 'A People's History' backfires, sparks ongoing interest in late historian's work.
Category: Articles about Howard Zinn, In the News, News Tags: A People's History of the United States, Activism, Common Dreams, In the News
“Indiana’s Anti-Howard Zinn
Witch-hunt”
Posted: July 19, 2013 by Howard Zinn Website
Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States, one of the country’s most widely read history books, died on January 27, 2010. Shortly after, then-Governor of Indiana Mitch Daniels got on his computer and fired off an email to the state’s top education officials: “This terrible anti-American academic has finally passed away.”
Category: Articles & Interviews, Articles about Howard Zinn, In the News, News Tags: A People's History of the United States, Education, In the News, Zinn Education Project
Mitch Daniels Attempted to Ban Zinn’s “People’s History” as Governor
Posted: July 17, 2013 by Howard Zinn Website
Category: Articles about Howard Zinn, In the News, News Tags: A People's History of the United States, Book Ban, In the News
Agitation with a Smile: New Book on Howard Zinn’s Legacy and Activism
Posted: June 1, 2013 by Howard Zinn Website
Category: Articles & Interviews, Articles about Howard Zinn, News Tags: Education
International Journal of Social Education: Special Issue on Howard Zinn
Posted: January 25, 2013 by Howard Zinn Website
Category: Articles & Interviews, Articles about Howard Zinn, News Tags: Education, Zinn Education Project
A People’s History Banned in Tucson Schools
Posted: January 24, 2012 by Howard Zinn Website
Category: Articles about Howard Zinn, In the News, News Tags: A People's History of the United States, Book Ban, In the News
Film Even the Rain/Tambien La Lluvia Dedicated to Howard Zinn
Posted: February 5, 2011 by Howard Zinn Website
Category: Articles about Howard Zinn, In the News, News Tags: In the News