Howard Zinn

Born: 1922-08-24

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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I Am

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Released: 2011-02-11

I AM is an utterly engaging and entertaining non-fiction film that poses two practical and...

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The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

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Released: 2009-10-16

"The Most Dangerous Man in America" is the story of what happens when a former Pentagon insider,...

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In Prison My Whole Life

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Released: 2008-01-18

William Francome is a fairly typical, white middle-class guy. Typical except for the fact that...

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Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train

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Released: 2004-06-18

You Can't Be Neutral documents the life and times of the historian, activist and author of the...

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PsyWar: The Real Battlefield Is Your Mind

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Released: 2010-10-08

This film explores the evolution of propaganda and public relations in the United States, with...

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Ethos

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Released: 2011-02-10

Hosted by twice Oscar nominated actor and activist Woody Harrelson, Ethos lifts the lid on a...

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ReGeneration

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Released: 2010-05-24

ReGeneration is a 2010 U.S. documentary film written and directed by Phillip Montgomery that...

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Creating Freedom: The Lottery of Birth

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Released: 2013-06-21

THE LOTTERY OF BIRTH is the first in a three-part documentary series entitled 'Creating Freedom'...

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Theory and Practice: Conversations with Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn

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Released: 2010-01-01

This timely, bold set of one-on-one interviews presents two of the most venerable figures from...

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The Berrigans: Devout and Dangerous

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Released: 2020-12-06

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Howard Zinn: A People's History of the United States

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Released: 2015-04-29

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American Feud: A History of Conservatives and Liberals

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Released: 2008-10-20

This documentary fulfills a unique niche by taking a non-partisan, unbiased approach to the...

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The Daily Show

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First aired: 1996-07-22

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

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