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

Howard Zinn

…ing an end to child labor and that, while not immediately successful, this action was crucial in raising consciousness of the issue of child labor. 58:12 Zinn says he doesn’t remember learning about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in school. He says he learned about the Ludlow Massacre, not through his PhD program, but through a Woody Guthrie song. “Stories like that in history might make young people class conscious.”… Continue reading →