Tuesday, February 2, 2010

How Did Howard Zinn Change the History of the United States?

On the next Your Call, we'll look back at the writing, activism, and life story of social historian Howard Zinn. His influential People's History of the United States sold over a million copies and is used in many history courses. What did his work mean to you? How did it change your perspective of history?

Join us live at 11 a.m. or send us an email at feedback@yourcall.org. How should Zinn's work influence the way history is taught in the future? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Daniel Ellsberg, an activist and political analyst. His leaking of the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times set in motion a chain of events that ended not only the Nixon presidency but the Vietnam War.

Ron Briley, a history teacher and assistant headmaster at Sandia Preparatory School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he has taught for over thirty years.

Olive Mitra, a humanities and English literature teacher at June Jordan School for Equity, a San Francisco public high school.

Click to Listen: How Did Howard Zinn Change the History of the United States?