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  [Howard Zinn raw #24: Zinn discusses labor and race in the U.S.]

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  Denis Mueller interviews Howard Zinn at his office at Boston University. They discuss WWII, SNCC, the Civil Rights movement, and the Ludlow Massacre.

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  [Howard Zinn raw #23: Zinn signs books]

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  Howard Zinn sits at a bookstore, talking to fans, signing their books.

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  [Howard Zinn raw #22: Stanley Kutler discusses his opinion of Zinn]

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  An interview with historian Stanley Kutler, a contemporary of Howard Zinn. He discusses Howard Zinn, his success, and the discipline of history as a whole.

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  [Howard Zinn raw #15: Archival footage and images, from WWII]

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  Archival footage of WWII and still photographs of child laborers.

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  [Howard Zinn raw #13: Zinn lectures on America’s relationship with its history]

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  Howard Zinn delivers a lecture at Kansas State University on his involvement with social justice movements, the importance of history, and the American government.

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  [Howard Zinn raw #12: Zinn discusses his past and lectures on his views]

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  Howard Zinn speaks at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh on the history of the labor movement and workers’ struggles in the United States.

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  [Howard Zinn raw #2: initial readings of A People’s History of the United States]

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  History teacher Joan Davis leads a discussion with her class at York High School in Elmhurst, IL on Howard Zinn’s “A People’s History of the United States.” They discuss their reactions to the book, his purpose behind writing it, and how it has affected their perpsective on American history.

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  [Howard Zinn raw #1: Discussion of U.S. politics and foreign policy]

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  Howard Zinn conducts a Q&A session with high school students in Manhattan, Kansas. He speaks on wars throughout history, the prospects of socialism, the US military machine, the state of contemporary left politics, and the importance of critically examining history and the present.