A new biography traces Howard Zinn's life from WWII to the civil rights South to Vietnam

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Dave Zirin's new biography "The People's Historian" explores the life and impact of Howard Zinn, whose influential book "A People's History of the United States" reframed American history. Zinn, who died in 2010 aged 87, fought fascism in World War II, joined the civil rights movement in the South, and opposed the Vietnam War. The biography draws on interviews with Matt Damon, who grew up near Zinn and has championed his work. Zinn's history was criticized as propaganda by Donald Trump. The biography is unsparing about how Zinn's activism and fame strained his family relationships with wife Roslyn and children Jeff and Myla.


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