Year: 1971

Disturbing the War

By Howard Zinn. “Speech Against the Vietnam War on Boston Common,” published in Howard Zinn Speaks: Collected Speeches 1963–2009
"They’ll say we’re disturbing the peace, but there is no peace. What really bothers them is that we’re disturbing the war." —Howard Zinn

The Politics of History

By Howard Zinn. Book - Essays. Beacon Press, 1971; University of Illinois Press, 1990.
A series of case studies and thought-provoking essays arguing for a radical approach to history.

Howard Zinn on “The Advocates” (1971)

Howard Zinn appearance on “The Advocates.” WGBH TV. April 20, 1971,
Howard Zinn illustrates when civil disobedience has been necessary for changing history: "When very serious evils confronted the American people, they had to go beyond the Congressmen and Senators, and they had to commit civil disobedience and they had even to break the law."

Read, Learn, & Make History

Check out the Howard Zinn Digital Collection to search Zinn’s bibliography by books, articles, audio, video, and more.

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