Haymarket Books Archives

Disturbing the War

By Howard Zinn. “Speech Against the Vietnam War on Boston Common,” published in Howard Zinn Speaks: Collected Speeches 1963–2009
"They’ll say we’re disturbing the peace, but there is no peace. What really bothers them is that we’re disturbing the war." —Howard Zinn

The Southern Mystique

By Howard Zinn. Book-Nonfiction. Knopf, 1959; Touchstone 1972; ; South End Press, 2002; Haymarket Books, 2013.
In one of his earliest published works, Howard Zinn writes about his experiences teaching and organizing with the Civil Rights Movement in the South.

SNCC: The New Abolitionists

By Howard Zinn. Book - Nonfiction. Beacon Press, 1964; South End Press, 2002; Haymarket Books, 2013.
A detailed history of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

Vietnam: The Logic of Withdrawal

By Howard Zinn. Book - Essays. Beacon Press, 1967; South End Press, 2002; Haymarket Books, 2013.
Zinn's compelling case against the Vietnam War.

Disobedience and Democracy: Nine Fallacies on Law and Order

By Howard Zinn. Book - Essays. Vintage and Random House, 1968; South End Press, 2002; Haymarket Books, 2013.
Written in response to Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas' Concern Dissent and Civil Disobedience, Zinn lays out a clear and dynamic case for civil disobedience and protest, and challenges the dominant arguments against forms of protest that challenge the status quo.

Postwar America: 1945–1971

By Howard Zinn. Book - Essays. Bobbs-Merrill, 1973; South End Press, 2002; Haymarket Books, 2013.
The postwar boom in the U.S. brought about massive changes in U.S. society and culture. In this accessible volume, historian Howard Zinn offers a view from below on these vital years in American history.

Justice in Everyday Life: The Way It Really Works

Edited by Howard Zinn. Book - Essays. Morrow Books, 1974; Beacon Press, 1977; South End Press, 2002; Haymarket Books, 2013.
A collection of essays by dozens of writers on topics of the police, courts, prison, housing, work, health, schools, and fighting back.

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Failure to Quit: Reflections of an Optimistic Historian

By Howard Zinn. Book - Essays. Common Courage Press, 1993; South End Press, 1999; Haymarket Books, 2013.
A selection of Howard Zinn's most popular and accessible essays on history and politics.