RIP Howard Zinn [Archive] - AbsolutePunk.net

catscradle

01/27/10, 04:29 PM

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/01/howard_zinn_his.html

Anyone who hasn't taken the time to read A People's History of the United States should definitely do so.

RIP Howard Zinn.

open mind

01/27/10, 04:33 PM

sad news.

Mitch

01/27/10, 04:34 PM

Currently reading A People's History of the United States.

RIP

Thomas Balkcom

01/27/10, 04:36 PM

Rip

SlappedActor

01/27/10, 04:46 PM

A People's History was great. RIP.

Brianfarg

01/27/10, 04:49 PM

Rip

neo506

01/27/10, 05:10 PM

:-( Rip

:edit:

On his last day at BU, Dr. Zinn ended class 30 minutes early so he could join a picket line and urged the 500 students attending his lecture to come along. A hundred did so.

Machu505

01/27/10, 05:21 PM

I haven't been sad like this in a while. He was a great man. Rest in peace, Mr. Zinn.

danarmbru9

01/27/10, 05:57 PM

saw him speak in 2001 :(

ramomcferno

01/27/10, 06:10 PM

Rip

emopunkfan

01/27/10, 06:19 PM

Rip

RrdRnnr515

01/27/10, 06:31 PM

He will be missed by many political and historical enthusiasts

RIP

GeeBee

01/27/10, 07:10 PM

The one true U.S. Historian. RIP

Formatfun

01/27/10, 07:57 PM

R.I.P., he was a great guy.

cantnokdahustle

01/27/10, 08:15 PM

Saw him on The Daily Show many years ago and picked up Voices the next day.

rip

AP_Punk

01/27/10, 10:10 PM

his work had a huge impact on my life. i'm gonna miss him and his rabble rousing. :sadangel:

XEmoBoyShandorX

01/27/10, 10:18 PM

My APUSH teacher loves this guy. She is going to be so sad. A People's History is like the bible for her. I'm reading it right now for APUSH.

BryterJonah

01/28/10, 02:06 AM

Zinn's contributions will linger for many years in the underbelly of social & political conscience. He hasn't died in the slightest.

:snoopy:

thatwasamoment

01/28/10, 02:23 AM

Was a great man

deFobbed14yrs

01/28/10, 10:38 AM

automatic flashback to junior year APUSH. oh man his readings were fantastic

caveBEAR

01/28/10, 10:42 AM

Shame they only read his work in AP classes, those are the kids who were most likely to read about the stuff on their own...

Susanna

01/28/10, 11:33 AM

I loved his books. I was lucky enough to read them in high school and in college. Here's a great article about the impact of Zinn and his friend Noam Chomsky, a man I greatly admire.

Huffingtonpost.com (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/fred-branfman/howard-zinn-has-died-long_b_440480.html)

catscradle

01/28/10, 02:02 PM

The one true U.S. Historian. RIP

that is simply untrue, there are many great U.S. historians and to say otherwise is extremely ignorant.

His revisionist contributions to the overall U.S. historical historical narrative were extremely meaningful as his works were highly accessible to the general public. His ability to challenge people's thoughts and historical paradigms outside the realm of classrooms and academic venues are what set him apart from other historians. The things he said and wrote were not all that different from what many other revisionist historians said. He simply presented his views in a manner more accessible to the general public and as a result is held in much higher esteem by the general public. No more, no less.

he will be greatly missed as his impact was widespread.

GeeBee

01/28/10, 03:05 PM

that is simply untrue, there are many great U.S. historians and to say otherwise is extremely ignorant.

His revisionist contributions to the overall U.S. historical historical narrative were extremely meaningful as his works were highly accessible to the general public. His ability to challenge people's thoughts and historical paradigms outside the realm of classrooms and academic venues are what set him apart from other historians. The things he said and wrote were not all that different from what many other revisionist historians said. He simply presented his views in a manner more accessible to the general public and as a result is held in much higher esteem by the general public. No more, no less.

he will be greatly missed as his impact was widespread.

Thanks for the response, but I wasn't being literal. His mass appeal and unbiased approach to U.S. history was what sets him apart in my mind.

GuitarR0cker1

01/28/10, 04:20 PM

Shame they only read his work in AP classes, those are the kids who were most likely to read about the stuff on their own...
We're not going to read A People's History of the United States in my APUSH class. I'm disappointed, even if I've already read it.

Wow though what a great historian.

catscradle

01/28/10, 06:06 PM

Thanks for the response, but I wasn't being literal. His mass appeal and unbiased approach to U.S. history was what sets him apart in my mind.

sorry, i didn't pick up the sarcasm. I've often times come across people who actually believe what you said. So, hearing stuff like that generally grinds my gears since i have a degree in history.

AP_Punk

01/28/10, 11:14 PM

http://www.democracynow.org/2010/1/28/howard_zinn_1922_2010_a_tribute

J.C.

01/28/10, 11:40 PM

Brilliant man.

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GeeBee

01/29/10, 02:22 PM

sorry, i didn't pick up the sarcasm. I've often times come across people who actually believe what you said. So, hearing stuff like that generally grinds my gears since i have a degree in history.

No worries. History degree is win, btw.

xabesapienx

02/03/10, 11:33 AM

I just got this news. Way too late. Good man, wrote awesome things. RIP Howard Zinn.