Howard Zinn
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 24, 1922, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Died
- January 27, 2010
- Movies
- 23
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.
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Upcoming Howard Zinn Movies
Henry David Thoreau: Surveyor of the Soul
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Howard Zinn's Emma
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Best-Known Movies
I Am
2010
The Most Dangerous Man in America
2009
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
2004
Ethos
2011
Psywar
2010
Truth in Numbers? Everything, According to Wikipedia
2010
The People Speak
2009
Creating Freedom: The Lottery of Birth
2013
Howard Zinn: A People's History of the United States
2015
Human Resources
2010
Filmography
| 2026 | Howard Zinn, une histoire populaire américaine 2 | himself |
| 2023 | Monumental Myths | Self |
| 2020 | The Berrigans: Devout and Dangerous | Self |
| 2015 | Howard Zinn: A People's History of the United States | Himself |
| 2013 | Creating Freedom: The Lottery of Birth | |
| 2011 | Ethos | Self |
| 2010 | I Am | Self |
| 2010 | Human Resources | Self |
| 2010 | Psywar | |
| 2010 | Truth in Numbers? Everything, According to Wikipedia | Self |
| 2010 | Theory and Practice: Conversations with Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn | Self |
| 2009 | The People Speak | Self |
| 2009 | The Most Dangerous Man in America | Self - Historian |
| 2008 | American Feud: A History of Conservatives and Liberals | Self (archive footage) |
| 2008 | Balkan Rhapsodies: 78 Measures of War | Self |
| 2008 | In Prison My Whole Life | Self |
| 2004 | Axis of Evil: Perforated Praeter Naturam | |
| 2004 | Rush to War | Self |
| 2004 | Liberty Bound | self |
| 2004 | Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train | Self |
| 2002 | The Real Nam: Voices From Within | Self |
| 2002 | Guts and Glory | Self |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2009 | The People Speak | Writer, Director |
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