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.
Movie Appearances
Liberty Bound
as self
2004
The Berrigans: Devout and Dangerous
as Self
2020
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
as Self
2004
Human Resources
as Self
2010
I Am
as Self
2011
Ethos
as Self
2011
Psywar
2010
In Prison My Whole Life
as Self
2008
Creating Freedom: The Lottery of Birth
2013
Axis of Evil: Perforated Praeter Naturam
2004
Theory and Practice: Conversations with Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn
as Self
2010
The Most Dangerous Man in America
as Self - Historian
2009
American Feud: A History of Conservatives and Liberals
as Self (archive footage)
2008
Howard Zinn: A People's History of the United States
as Himself
2015
Rush to War
as Self
2004
The People Speak
as Self
2009
Balkan Rhapsodies: 78 Measures of War
as Self
2008
Howard Zinn, une histoire populaire américaine 2
as himself
2026
Henry David Thoreau: Surveyor of the Soul
as Self
TBA
Monumental Myths
as Self
2023
