A great loss. He is one of the greatest American historian's ever. I was privileged enough to have him speak to my class when I was in college. He was an unbelievable speaker and storyteller and his words are still fresh in my mind. His contributions and interpretations of history will be remembered and revisited for years to come. RIP.
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can you edit your title so it says "has died" or something, so people don't gloss over this rather significant event?
i watched "you can't be neutral..." not too long ago and found him incredibly fascinating. it's no wonder the band members took a liking to him and his approach.
It's not the best, but if you're not really familiar with him you could do worse than to watch it.
"A People's History of the United States" is one of the most important history books ever written, in my opinion. I believe it's one of the main reasons we are starting to come out of the period of our history where a selective past is being taught in our public schools. I recently read that Columbus Day is now really downplayed as well, which is great. I went through school thinking that guy was a hero! What a joke!
People always say that history is written by the winners, but Howard Zinn showed that it doesn't have to be. He has offered the people at large a chance at the truth, and for that we are all winners.
Thank you for your courage and your life, Mr. Zinn.
Howard Zinn, Radical Historian
Howard Zinn, historian and author of A People's History of the United States, has died of a heart attack. He was 87.
Zinn was born in New York and worked in the Brooklyn Navy Yards and served as a bombardier in World War II. He attended school on the GI bill, was active in the civil rights movement, and protested Vietnam.
On his last day at BU, Dr. Zinn ended class 30 minutes early so he could join a picket line and urged the 500 students attending his lecture to come along. A hundred did so.
A People's History should be required reading for every high school student in the nation. Zinn is survived by his daughter, his son, and five grandchildren.
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I was alone and far away when I heard the band start playing!
...I was always a DeadHead, but when I first heard Winston Rodney, aka the Burning Spear, sing, I became a SpearHead too!
Mr. Zinn died this evening of a heart attack, in California. May he Rest in Peace.
Thank you Howard
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
That's terrible news!!!
He was one of the people on my top list that I really wanted to meet in person and having a good discussion about the people history amongst other things...
Oh no.... that's just terrible!!! I hope it wasn't painful for him.... and RIP Howard...
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Rest in peace Howard Zinn. The world was indeed a better place when you were a part of it! thank you for all you did to help us save us from ourselves.
When 911 occurred, I was overwhelmed with bewilderment. It was Zinn's work that helped me understand this event and inspired me to approach life differently.
My goal was to meet Howard Zinn this year. His passing is extremely sad. I've read a significant amount of his work surrounding Vietnam and, of course, People's History. What an amazing mind. RIP Dr. Zinn.
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Terrible loss. Mr. Zinn spoke at my old university last week, but I had obligations and couldn't attend. I'll probably regret that for a long time. A great loss for the world.
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RIP
i watched "you can't be neutral..." not too long ago and found him incredibly fascinating. it's no wonder the band members took a liking to him and his approach.
It's not the best, but if you're not really familiar with him you could do worse than to watch it.
http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/Howard_Zinn_You_Can_t_Be_Neutral_on_a_Moving_Train/70031935
It's on Netflix instant streaming making it an easy view.
RIP Dr. Zinn.
this is very sad news indeed
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaki ... n_his.html
I tried to explain. Oh, somehow.
People always say that history is written by the winners, but Howard Zinn showed that it doesn't have to be. He has offered the people at large a chance at the truth, and for that we are all winners.
Thank you for your courage and your life, Mr. Zinn.
Howard Zinn, historian and author of A People's History of the United States, has died of a heart attack. He was 87.
Zinn was born in New York and worked in the Brooklyn Navy Yards and served as a bombardier in World War II. He attended school on the GI bill, was active in the civil rights movement, and protested Vietnam.
On his last day at BU, Dr. Zinn ended class 30 minutes early so he could join a picket line and urged the 500 students attending his lecture to come along. A hundred did so.
A People's History should be required reading for every high school student in the nation. Zinn is survived by his daughter, his son, and five grandchildren.
Send an email to Alex Pareene, the author of this post, at <!-- e --><a href="mailto:alexp@gawker.com">alexp@gawker.com</a><!-- e -->.
...I was always a DeadHead, but when I first heard Winston Rodney, aka the Burning Spear, sing, I became a SpearHead too!
*NYC 9/28/96 *NYC 9/29/96 *NJ 9/8/98 (front row "may i play drums with you")
*MSG 9/10/98 (backstage) *MSG 9/11/98 (backstage)
*Jones Beach 8/23/00 *Jones Beach 8/24/00 *Jones Beach 8/25/00
*Mansfield 8/29/00 *Mansfield 8/30/00 *Nassau 4/30/03 *Nissan VA 7/1/03
*Borgata 10/1/05 *Camden 5/27/06 *Camden 5/28/06 *DC 5/30/06
*VA Beach 6/17/08 *DC 6/22/08 *MSG 6/24/08 (backstage) *MSG 6/25/08
*EV DC 8/17/08 *EV Baltimore 6/15/09 *Philly 10/31/09
*Bristow VA 5/13/10 *MSG 5/20/10 *MSG 5/21/10
Sad.
God speed, Great Man.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
That's terrible news!!!
He was one of the people on my top list that I really wanted to meet in person and having a good discussion about the people history amongst other things...
Oh no.... that's just terrible!!! I hope it wasn't painful for him.... and RIP Howard...
EV: It's your band.
~Q Magazine
"Kisses for the glow...kisses for the lease." - BDRII
When 911 occurred, I was overwhelmed with bewilderment. It was Zinn's work that helped me understand this event and inspired me to approach life differently.
May his inspiration and good work live on!!!
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another great person has been lost.
:(
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thanks to all for posting the links re his speeches. i can't ever get enough of that great knowledge of his.
rip hz
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