Howard Zinn

Biography

Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010) was an American historian, academic, author, playwright, and social activist. He specialized in the labor history of the United States in the 20th century. In his tenure as a political science professor at Boston University from 1964-88 he wrote more than 20 books, which included his best-selling and influential A People's History of the United States. He wrote extensively about the Civil Rights, civil liberties and anti-war movements. His memoir, You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train, was also the title of a 2004 documentary about Zinn's life and work. Description above from the Wikipedia article Howard Zinn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

2004Winner

Best Performance

Liberty Bound

2010Nominee

Best Performance

I Am

2010Winner

Best Performance

Human Resources

Career Highlights

2011Highlight

Best Performance

Even the Rain

2010Highlight

Best Performance

Psywar

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TrailerEven the Rain Trailer 2010 (HD)

Even the Rain

TrailerCreating Freedom - Part One: The Lottery of Birth (Trailer)

Creating Freedom: The Lottery of Birth