Tag Archives: Howard Zinn

The Most Powerful 4th Of July Speech Is One You've Probably Never Heard

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Brandon

Ten years before the Civil War, the city of Rochester, NY asked Frederick Douglass to speak for its July 4, 1852 celebration. Douglass accepted, but rather than join in the ‘celebration’, Douglass took it in an unexpected direction. In this clip, Danny Glover performs part of that speech (hat tip to the Zinn Education Project).

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What Exactly Is The Problem In America?

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Brandon

Historian, playwright, activist, and author Howard Zinn summed it up nicely.

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Tim Robbins' Brilliant Retelling Of Stonewall, The Historic Gay Rebellion

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Brandon

It was 42 years ago this week that the Stonewall rebellion happened. Watch Tim Robbins perform a reading from someone who was there, introduced by Howard Zinn:

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