From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010) was an American historian, academic, author, playwright, and social activist. He specialized in the labor history of the United States in the 20th century. In his tenure as a political science professor at Boston University from 1964-88 he wrote more than 20 books, which included his best-selling and influential A People's History of the United States. He wrote extensively about the Civil Rights, civil liber...
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: Aug 24, 1922
Date of Death: Jan 27, 2010