Source: PBS History Detectives • 2006
Elyse Luray: So why was there this renewed interest in the strike?
Howard Zinn: I think that the movements of the 1960s, of Black people in the South, of women, of people all over the country working against the war in Vietnam, of disabled people, there arose out of those movements, a greater interest in history that had been neglected in the orthodox teachings of the past. I think as part of that new interest in people's history, we began to get more interest in labor history, and therefore in the history of the Lawrence Strike.
Poet Martín Espada wrote a poem to honor Howard Zinn called “Castles for the Laborers and Ballgames on the Radio.”
He read the poem during a 2013 interview on Moyers & Company.
Video highlights are now available from the dedication of the Howard Zinn Room at Busboys and Poets, a fundraiser for the Zinn Education Project.
Noam Chomsky, noted author and philosopher, and Anthony Arnove, filmmaker and editor, spoke at SUNY-New Paltz, on Dec. 4, 2011 in tribute to the legacy and life's work of Howard Zinn. This event was titled "Honoring Howard Zinn: A Historian Who Made History."
There was a standing-room-only crowd at the new Busboys and Poets in Hyattsville, Md., for the special event on Sept. 21, 2011 to celebrate International Peace Day, dedicate the Zinn Room, and raise funds for the Zinn Education Project.
“This week’s Sprouts is a special tribute to the people’s historian Howard Zinn who passed away one year ago, January 27, 2010, at age 87."
On April 14, 2010, The Ridenhour Courage Prize was awarded posthumously to Howard Zinn “for his determination to showcase the hidden heroes of social movements throughout history, his refusal to accept the history of only the powerful and victorious, his steadfast belief in the potential for a better world, his unflinching moral stance on fighting whatever he perceived was wrong in society, his fight to inspire students to believe that together they could make democracy come alive, and, in the words of his former student Alice Walker, ‘his way with resistance.’"
Busboys and Poets celebrated the life and work of Howard Zinn in a special tribute featuring Amy Goodman, Ralph Nader, Dave Zirin, Marian Wright Edelman, and many more.
Audio and Video About Howard Zinn
History Detectives: Howard Zinn on the Lawrence Textile Strike
Posted: January 6, 2021 by Howard Zinn Website
Source: PBS History Detectives • 2006
Elyse Luray: So why was there this renewed interest in the strike?Howard Zinn: I think that the movements of the 1960s, of Black people in the South, of women, of people all over the country working against the war in Vietnam, of disabled people, there arose out of those movements, a greater interest in history that had been neglected in the orthodox teachings of the past. I think as part of that new interest in people's history, we began to get more interest in labor history, and therefore in the history of the Lawrence Strike.
Category: Articles & Interviews, Audio & Video, Audio and Video About Howard Zinn, Audio and Video with Howard Zinn, From the Archives, Interviews With Howard Zinn Tags: PBS, Strikes
Castles for the Laborers and Ballgames on the Radio
Posted: January 17, 2013 by Howard Zinn Website
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Video Highlights from the Howard Zinn Room Dedication
Posted: September 20, 2012 by Howard Zinn Website
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Honoring Howard Zinn: A Historian Who Made History
Posted: December 4, 2011 by Howard Zinn Website
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Educators and Activists Celebrate the Legacy of Howard Zinn and the Zinn Education Project
Posted: October 10, 2011 by Howard Zinn Website
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Audio of “Sprouts” (Pacifica Radio) Tribute to Howard Zinn Available Online
Posted: January 23, 2011 by Howard Zinn Website
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The 2010 Ridenhour Courage Prize Awarded to Howard Zinn
Posted: April 14, 2010 by Howard Zinn Website
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Tribute to Howard Zinn at Busboys and Poets
Posted: February 15, 2010 by Howard Zinn Website
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