By David Colapinto
Many people still remember that there was “something like a general strike” at Boston University (B.U.) in the Spring of 1979. If you attended B.U. or worked there that’s exactly what it felt like. Over 400 faculty members went on strike in April of 1979 after the B.U.…
Interviewed with David Barsamian • The Progressive • July 1997
"We should be encouraged by historical examples of social change, by how surprising changes take place suddenly, when you least expect it, not because of a miracle from on high, but because people have labored patiently for a long time. When people get discouraged because they do something and nothing happens, they should really understand that the only way things will happen is if people get over the notion that they must see immediate success. If they get over that notion and persist, then they will see things happen before they even realize it."
John Silber
Who Were the “Boston University Five”?
Posted: February 19, 2019 by Howard Zinn Website
By David Colapinto
Many people still remember that there was “something like a general strike” at Boston University (B.U.) in the Spring of 1979. If you attended B.U. or worked there that’s exactly what it felt like. Over 400 faculty members went on strike in April of 1979 after the B.U.…
Category: Articles & Interviews, Articles about Howard Zinn Tags: Boston University, John Silber, strike
Outside the Classroom
Posted: July 1, 1997 by Howard Zinn Website
"We should be encouraged by historical examples of social change, by how surprising changes take place suddenly, when you least expect it, not because of a miracle from on high, but because people have labored patiently for a long time. When people get discouraged because they do something and nothing happens, they should really understand that the only way things will happen is if people get over the notion that they must see immediate success. If they get over that notion and persist, then they will see things happen before they even realize it."
Category: Articles & Interviews, Interviews With Howard Zinn Tags: Activism, Civil Rights Movement, Excerpts, John Silber, Possibility, The Progressive