Dear Zinn Education Project friends,  In celebration of what would have been Howard Zinn's 91st birthday this Saturday, August 24, we are thrilled to share this collection of personal remembrances from Zinn's students at Spelman College in Atlanta and Boston University. Howard Zinn's deep love for people weaves through these stories ----along with his desire to honor their experiences, their struggles, and their successes. As Cornel West said, "He was in love with everyday people," and, it's clear he was in love with the possibility of justice. Zinn's work to engage students with history so that they could make sense of what was happening in the world----and also make sense of what was happening in their own lives----is core to these student tributes, and is a foundation of the Zinn Education Project.  This summer also marks our 5-year anniversary of bringing people's history to the classroom. We need your financial support to continue offering free people's history teaching resources. And as the recent revelations of Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels' attempt to censor people's history show clearly, we need your help to defend teachers' right to teach a more honest history of the United States. Support the legacy of bringing people's history to the classroom ----donate today! Lauren Cooper
Coordinator, Zinn Education Project P.S. It's not too late to contribute your remembrance of Howard Zinn in the classroom. Submit your story here. |
"In the spirit of education via the 'act,' one of my fondest memories of Howard's teaching is his advocacy for us to stand up for our beliefs on the picket line."
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"He was a very creative, magical teacher. He taught us how to think for ourselves, to analyze, to question what we read, and speak truth to power. He was just engaging in every way. . ."
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"Howard Zinn was magical as a teacher. Witty, irreverent, and wise, he loved what he was teaching and clearly wanted his students to love it also."
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 FROM THE ARCHIVES
Howard Zinn at 90----Lessons from the People's Historian
by Bill Bigelow
"Zinn insisted that teachers must help students challenge 'fundamental premises which keep us inside a certain box.' Because without this critical rethinking of premises about history and the role of the United States in the world, 'things will never change.'" Read more.
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