On March 1, 2017, Arkansas Representative Kim Hendren (R) introduced Bill HB1834 to prohibit any publicly supported schools in Arkansas “from including in its curriculum or course materials any books or other material authored by or concerning Howard Zinn.”
With Banned Book Week (Sept. 21-28) in full swing, we call attention to the recent —s ometimes successful — attempts to ban Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States.

In honor of historian Howard Zinn and all the ordinary people he celebrated in his work, on Tuesday November 5, scholars and activists from across the country will take part in a Read-in of Zinn’s work on the campus of Purdue University and on campuses across the nation.…
"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."
"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."
Book Ban
Arkansas Bill Attempts to Ban Howard Zinn Books
Posted: March 22, 2017 by Howard Zinn Website
Category: Articles & Interviews, Articles about Howard Zinn, In the News, News Tags: Book Ban, Zinn Education Project
Banned Books Week: Celebrate the Power of Learning People’s History
Posted: September 21, 2014 by Howard Zinn Website
Category: News Tags: Activism, Book Ban, Education
Howard Zinn Read-In, Nov. 5
Posted: September 9, 2013 by Howard Zinn Website
In honor of historian Howard Zinn and all the ordinary people he celebrated in his work, on Tuesday November 5, scholars and activists from across the country will take part in a Read-in of Zinn’s work on the campus of Purdue University and on campuses across the nation.…
Category: Uncategorized Tags: Book Ban, Events
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
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