On January 27, share how you make people’s history This year marks the 40th anniversary of A People’s History of the United States, and the 10th anniversary of Howard Zinn’s death on January 27, 2010. No doubt, Zinn’s… Read More

David W. Blight, Sterling Professor of History at Yale University, delivered the fourth Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture at Boston University on Monday, Dec. 2. Blight’s topic is “Frederick Douglass: Prose Poet of American Democracy.” The event took place… Read More

Historian Eric Foner spoke at the Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture Series on the topic of “The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Forged a Constitutional Revolution.” The event took place at Boston University on March 19,… Read More

The fifth annual Howard Zinn Book Fair will take place on Sunday, Dec. 2, at the San Francisco City College Mission Campus from 10am-6pm. This year’s theme is “Fighting for the Air We Breathe.” Theme description: The effects… Read More

The third annual Howard Zinn Book Fair was held in San Francisco on December 4, 2016. Historian Carl Mirra shared with us a description of one of the sessions at the book fair. Mirra describes the panel “Making… Read More

The second annual Howard Zinn Book Fair (HZBF) will be held on Sunday, November 15, 2015, at City College of San Francisco, Mission Campus. Visit www.howardzinnbookfair.com for updates, schedule, and more information.

The 10th anniversary edition of Voices of a People’s History of the United States is now available. Voices of a People’s History is a companion to Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States, with first person… Read More

Voices of a People’s History of the United States, The New School for Public Engagement, and Seven Stories Press, in association with Haymarket Books, present a special evening of music and readings to celebrate the tenth-anniversary edition of Voices of… Read More

Bob Weick enters his 10th season performing Howard Zinn’s play, Marx in Soho, with performances scheduled for Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. In Howard Zinn’s brilliant, timely play, Karl Marx launches into a passionate, funny and moving defense of… Read More

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… Read More

Please join Voices of a People’s History for a free screening of Howard Zinn’s film THE PEOPLE SPEAK as part of the new Chicago Voices pilot project with a free Educators Toolkit giveaway.

The People Speak Monday, July 25, 7:30 PM with a special introduction by Dave Zirin SOS Film Festival – ALL FILMS @ 7:30 PM TICKETS $10 The People Speak is inspired by Howard Zinn’s groundbreaking books A People’s History… Read More

November 4, 2010 BAM, Brooklyn, NY 7 pm screening. Q&A to follow. THE PEOPLE SPEAK (2009) Directed by Howard Zinn, Chris Moore and Anthony Arnove. A special screening with Josh Brolin, Staceyann Chin, David Strathairn, Allison Moorer, and… Read More

Sunday, December 12, 2010 6-8pm Levi’s Workshop 18 Wooster Street New York, NY 10013   Please join The People Speak for a special live performance and slideshow of historical photographs from the Library of Congress digital collections. The… Read More

The People Speak is a unique celebration of British history. Through live performances and readings, The People Speak will highlight significant moments in our history where people have spoken out for change. Taking part in the event are… Read More

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. SleptOnTV • February 15, 2010

In 2008, Howard Zinn have a keynote address at the National Conference for the Social Studies (NCSS) conference. He offers clear examples of how history teachers can help students think outside of the box. This is an excellent film… Read More