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Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010) was an American academic historian, author, playwright, and social activist. Before and during 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 and anti-war movements, as well as of the labor history of the United States. 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.**

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Book Title Publisher Total References
The Pentagon Papers: Critical Essays: Volume FiveBeacon Press29
Voices of a People's History of the United States Seven Stories Press2
SNCC: The New AbolitionistsSouth End Press1
You Can't be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our TimesBeacon Press1
Vietnam: The Logic of WithdrawalHaymarket Books1

** The above description is from the Wikipedia article on Howard Zinn, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0. A full list of contributors can be found here.