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The Pentagon Papers Disclosure and Indictments

By Howard Zinn. Excerpt from You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train
December 30 is the anniversary of Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo being indicted in 1971 for releasing the Pentagon Papers. The papers were part of a 7,000-page, top secret history of the U.S. political and military involvement in the Vietnam War from 1945-71. In other words, their “crime” was to make the American public aware of the history of the war. Howard Zinn recounts the lead-up to Ellsberg and Russo's indictment.

Indian Resistance and Thanksgiving Declarations

By Howard Zinn. Excerpt from A People’s History of the United States
Chapter 19 highlight Native American resistance during the 1960s and 70s. As Howard Zinn states, “Never in American history had more movements for change been concentrated in so short a span of years.” This is followed by additional resources on Native American history and resistance.

Indian Resistance and Thanksgiving Declarations

By Howard Zinn. Excerpt from A People’s History of the United States.
For Indigenous Peoples Day and the run up to Thanksgiving, we highlight Native American resistance in the 1960s and 70s. As Howard Zinn wrote in Chapter 19 of A People’s History of the United States, “Never in American history had more movements for change been concentrated in so short a span of years.”

Columbus and the Lens of History

For Indigenous Peoples' Day, we feature an excerpt from Chapter One of A People’s History of the United States. Howard Zinn describes why he tells the story of Columbus’s arrival “from the viewpoint of the Arawaks” and "the inevitable taking of sides which comes from selection and emphasis in history."

A Marvelous Victory

By Howard Zinn. Excerpt from Power Governments Cannot Suppress published by City Lights Books.
In this world of war and injustice, how does a person manage to stay socially engaged, committed to the struggle, and remain healthy without burning out or becoming resigned or cynical? I am totally confident not that the world will get better, but that we should not give up the game before all the cards have been played. The metaphor is deliberate; life is a gamble.

Outside the Classroom

Howard Zinn interviewed with David Barsamian. The Progressive. July 1997.
"When people get discouraged because they do something and nothing happens, they should really understand that the only way things will happen is if people get over the notion that they must see immediate success. If they get over that notion and persist, then they will see things happen before they even realize it."

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The Pentagon Papers Disclosure and Indictments

Indian Resistance and Thanksgiving Declarations

Indian Resistance and Thanksgiving Declarations

Columbus and the Lens of History

A Marvelous Victory

Outside the Classroom

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