Howard Zinn

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historian human playwright political activist social activist

Howard Zinn was an American historian, playwright, and social activist best known for his influential book "A People’s History of the United States," which presented U.S. history from the perspective of marginalized groups.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historian → human → playwright → political activist → social activist →
academicDegree	Bachelor of Arts in history → Doctor of Philosophy in history → Master of Arts in history →
authorOf	A People’s History of American Empire → A People’s History of the United States → A People’s History of the United States: 1492–Present → Declarations of Independence: Cross-Examining American Ideology → SNCC: The New Abolitionists → The Politics of History → You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train →
causeOfDeath	heart attack →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1922-08-24 →
dateOfDeath	2010-01-27 →
educatedAt	Columbia University → New York University →
employer	Boston University → Spelman College →
familyName	Zinn →
fieldOfWork	history → political science → social history →
genre	historical writing → nonfiction → political writing →
givenName	Howard →
ideology	left-wing politics → socialism →
knownFor	presenting U.S. history from the perspective of marginalized groups →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
militaryBranch	United States Army Air Forces →
movement	anti–Vietnam War movement → civil rights movement →
name	Howard Zinn →
notableWork	A People’s History of the United States →
occupation	historian → playwright → political activist → university teacher →
placeOfBirth	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States →
placeOfDeath	Santa Monica, California, United States →
positionHeld	chair of the history and social sciences department at Spelman College → professor of political science at Boston University →
residence	Boston, Massachusetts, United States →
spouse	Roslyn Shechter Zinn →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Howard Zinn ("Zinn") → Walter Zinn ("Zinn") →	familyName
A People’s History of American Empire →	author
A People’s History of American Empire →	basedOnWorkBy
Boston University School of Law →	hasAlumni
South End Press →	hasAuthorPublished
The American Empire Project →	hasContributor
Howard Zinn →	name