People’s Wall
A documentary about the mural “Our History Is No Mystery,” painted on the wall of John Adams Community College in San Francisco in 1976.
A documentary about the mural “Our History Is No Mystery,” painted on the wall of John Adams Community College in San Francisco in 1976.
Denis Mueller interviews Howard Zinn at his office at Boston University. They discuss WWII, SNCC, the Civil Rights movement, and the Ludlow Massacre.
Howard Zinn sits at a bookstore, talking to fans, signing their books.
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.
Archival footage of WWII and still photographs of child laborers.
Howard Zinn delivers a lecture at Kansas State University on his involvement with social justice movements, the importance of history, and the American government.
Howard Zinn speaks at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh on the history of the labor movement and workers’ struggles in the United States.
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.