Howard Zinn
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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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The People Speak (2009)
as Self
The Most Dangerous Man in America (2009)
as Self - Historian
Human Resources (2010)
as Self
In Prison My Whole Life (2008)
as Self
I Am (2010)
as Self
Monumental Myths (2023)
as Self
Liberty Bound (2004)
as self
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train (2004)
as Self
Creating Freedom: The Lottery of Birth (2013)
Actor
Rush to War (2004)
as Self
Howard Zinn, une histoire populaire américaine 2 (2026)
as himself
American Feud: A History of Conservatives and Liberals (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
Psywar (2010)
Actor
Truth in Numbers? Everything, According to Wikipedia (2010)
as Self
Henry David Thoreau: Surveyor of the Soul (—)
as Self
The Real Nam: Voices From Within (2002)
as Self
The Berrigans: Devout and Dangerous (2020)
as Self
Guts and Glory (2002)
as Self
Ethos (2011)
as Self
Axis of Evil: Perforated Praeter Naturam (2004)
Actor
Balkan Rhapsodies: 78 Measures of War (2008)
as Self
Howard Zinn: A People's History of the United States (2015)
as Himself
Theory and Practice: Conversations with Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn (2010)
as Self