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Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn

Birthday: 1922-08-24 | Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2011
I Am

as    Himself

2011
Ethos

as    Himself

2010
ReGeneration

as    Himself (archive footage)

2008
In Prison My Whole Life

as    Self