Howard Zinn | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 24, 1922 New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | January 27, 2010 Santa Monica, California, United States |
| Nationality | Statesian |
Howard Zinn was a Statesian historian and activist most known for writing A People's History of the United States.
Biography
Zinn was born in New York City in 1922 in a Jewish proletarian family. His father was from Russia and his mother was from Austro-Hungary. He became a socialist after police attacked him at an anti-austerity protest during the Great Depression. He joined the Air Force during the Second World War. After the war, he became an anti-war activist and organized against the U.S. invasions of Vietnam, Latin America, and Iraq.[1]
References
- ↑ Sean Ledwith (2022-08-24). "A People’s History of Howard Zinn" Counterfire. Archived from the original on 2022-08-24. Retrieved 2022-10-27.