Howard Zinn Archives

Rethinking America’s Past

Book — Non-fiction. By Robert Cohen and Sonia E. Murrow. 2021. 344 pages.
The first work to use archival and classroom evidence to assess the impact that Zinn's classic work has had on historical teaching and learning and on U.S. culture.

Disobedience and Democracy: Nine Fallacies on Law and Order

Book — Non-fiction. By Howard Zinn. 1968.
A cogent defense of civil disobedience.

Justice in Everyday Life: The Way It Really Works

Books — Non-fiction. Howard Zinn. 1974.
Howard Zinn's book on the way justice really works in the U.S. and how it can change for the better.

“We Should Be Honest with Young People” — Howard Zinn

In this three-minute clip, Zinn counters Trump’s assertion that teaching people’s history tries “to make students ashamed of their own history.” To the contrary. Watch and share.

Passionate Declarations: Essays on War and Justice

Book — Non-fiction. By Howard Zinn. 2003. 368 pages.
A selection of passionate, honest, and piercing essays looking at political ideology in the United States.

Truth Has a Power of Its Own: Conversations About A People’s History

Book — Non-fiction. By Howard Zinn and Ray Suarez. Reprinted in paperback in 2022. 240 pages.
A collection of conversations between Howard Zinn and journalist Ray Suarez, conducted in 2007, about people's history.

Doing History from the Bottom Up: On E. P. Thompson, Howard Zinn, and Rebuilding the Labor Movement from Below

Book — Non-fiction. By Staughton Lynd. 2014. 250 pages.
Reflections on the documentation and teaching of history.

On the Road to Voting Rights: Freedom Day in Selma, 1963

Article. By Howard Zinn. Excerpt from Chapter 5 of You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train.
Howard Zinn’s first-hand account of Selma’s Freedom Day in 1963.

1492-1992: The Legacy of Columbus

Audio CD. By Howard Zinn. 2011. 60 minutes.
Recorded in Madison, Wisconsin on October 9, 1991, Howard Zinn challenges the myths of the Columbus legend.

Howard Zinn Website

Website. Features a rich bibliography, online archive, Zinn-related news, and more.

Howard and Me: History for the People

History for the People By Robyn Spencer In 1989, one of my history professors at SUNY Binghamton assigned A People’s History of the United States in our class and nothing has ever been the same. 1989. Pinochet. Robin Givens and Mike Tyson. George H. W. Bush and Shabba Ranks. The Golden Girls and Iran-Contra. This was my 19-year-old world.

Zinn Papers Dedicated at NYU Symposium

The Zinn Education Project was honored to be included in “Howard Zinn: A Lifetime of…

Agitation with a Smile: Howard Zinn’s Legacies and the Future of Activism

Book — Non-fiction. By Stephen Bird, Adam Silver, and Joshua Yesnowitz. 2014. 274 pages.
Engage the various complexities and tensions present throughout Howard Zinn's work and subject them to a 21st century assessment.

Freedom Day in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Article. By Howard Zinn. From Chapter 6 of You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train.
Zinn describes the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) voting rights campaign called Freedom Day in Hattiesburg, Miss.

Bashing Howard Zinn: A Critical Look at One of the Critics

A critical response to “Undue Certainty: Where Howard Zinn’s A People’s History Falls Short" by Sam Wineburg.

Mitch Daniels and academic freedom cartoon | Zinn Education Project

Indiana’s Anti-Howard Zinn Witch-hunt

By Bill Bigelow

Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States, one of the country’s most widely read history books, died on January 27, 2010. Shortly after, then-Governor of Indiana Mitch Daniels got on his computer and fired off an email to the state’s top education officials: “This terrible anti-American academic has finally passed away.”

Against War: Alternative Radio Broadcast by Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn’s talk, "Against War," recorded by Alternative Radio on March 17, 2006.

Alternative Radio: Howard Zinn Archives

Audio. Talks and interviews by Howard Zinn on a wide range of topics.

“Fellow Workers” Liner Notes by Howard Zinn

Article. By Howard Zinn. 1999. Liner notes to "Fellow Workers" album by Ani DiFranco and Utah Phillips on the hidden history of the modern U.S. labor movement.

International Journal of Social Education: Special Issue on Howard Zinn

This special edition came about after scholars presented and discussed perspectives on the important influences…

Video Highlights from the Howard Zinn Room Dedication

Videos of major speakers at the special event on Sept. 21, 2011 to dedicate the Howard Zinn Room at Busboys and Poets.

Howard Zinn Speaks: Collected Speeches 1963 to 2009

Book — Non-fiction. By Howard Zinn, edited by Anthony Arnove. 2012. 384 pages.
Speeches spanning several decades that convey Zinn's analysis of history and politics with wit and wisdom.

The Historic Unfulfilled Promise

Book — Non-fiction. By Howard Zinn. 2012. 184 pages.
Compilation of articles Zinn penned for The Progressive magazine from 1980 to 2009.

The Indispensable Zinn: The Essential Writings of the “People’s Historian”

Book — Non-fiction. Edited by Timothy Patrick McCarthy. 2012. 496 pages.
A concise and accessible volume of the seminal writings of Howard Zinn including articles and excerpts from A People's History of the United States and You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train.

Unsung Heroes (Lesson) | Zinn Education Project

Unsung Heroes: Encouraging Students to Appreciate Those Who Fought for Social Justice

Teaching Activity. Essay by Howard Zinn and lesson by Bill Bigelow. Rethinking Schools. 17 pages.
Students research and share stories about unsung heroes in U.S. history.

Teaching Activity by Bill Bigelow