Howard Zinn Speaks: Collected Speeches 1963-2009 — Howard Zinn has illuminated our history like no other U.S. historian. This collection of his speeches on protest movements, racism, war, and topics vital to our democracy will be an invaluable resource for the new generation of students who continue to discover his work, as well as the millions of people who Howard moved and informed in his lifetime. [Publisher’s description.]
Table of Contents
Introduction by Anthony Arnove • p. vii
Note on the text • p. xiii
1) Southern Influence in National Politics • p. 1
2) Speech against the Vietnam War on Boston Common • p. 15
3) Thinking about Vietnam: Political Theory and Human Life • p. 21
4) Academic Freedom: Collaboration and Resistance • p. 41
5) Second Thoughts on the First Amendment • p. 59
6) 1492-1992: The Legacy of Columbus • p. 77
7) A People’s History of the United States • p. 91
8) A Call to Action: Abolish the Death Penalty • p. 115
9) The Case of Sacco and Vanzetti • p. 121
10) Emma Goldman, Anarchism, and War Resistance • p. 133
11) Confronting Government Lies • p. 145
12) History Matters • p. 161
13) The Myth of American Exceptionalism • p. 175
14) Just War • p. 185
15) Overcoming Obstacles • p. 207
16) Civil Disobedience in the Twenty-First Century • p. 225
17) The State of the Union • p. 241
18) Standing Up for Justice in the Age of Obama • p. 255
19) Talk on Democracy and Citizenship in Greece • p. 265
20) Three Holy Wars • p. 283
Acknowledgments • p. 301
Index • p. 303
Published by Haymarket Books, 2012.
