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“Alternative” historian, activist
Howard Zinn coming to MC
 America’s alternative historian, Howard Zinn, will
speak about history that embraces humanity at Manchester College. The
public is welcome to hear his talk, sponsored by the Plowshares peace
studies consortium, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 29 in Cordier
Auditorium on campus. Admission is free.
Zinn, author of numerous books and plays, is a
passionate activist for radical change. His classic, A People’s
History of the United States, has sold into more than 25 printings
and is widely used in college and university classrooms. Whether his
subject is war, race, politics, economic justice or history itself, Zinn
speaks and writes with clarity and humor. His recent books include
You Can’t be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our Times,
The Zinn Reader and the plays Marx in Soho and Emma.
"As a historian, theorist and activist, Howard Zinn
has earned great respect and admiration among progressives for his
consistent message of humanity and hope,” said Manchester political
science Professor Leonard A. Williams. “His visit will certainly make a
significant contribution to Manchester’s continuing dialogue about
important public issues.”
Zinn was a World War II bomber pilot, an experience
that shaped his view of history, and taught at Spellman College, a
historically black college in Georgia that educated numerous civil
rights leaders. Retired from teaching at Boston College, Zinn writes and
speaks about the human side of history and elevates the untold side of
history to its rightful place, celebrating the American spirit of
equality, freedom and compassion.
The Plowshares grant to strengthen peace studies
has underwritten the visit of Howard Zinn at Manchester. Plowshares, a
consortium of Indiana’s three historic peace colleges – Manchester,
Goshen and Earlham colleges, is funded by Lilly Endowment Inc.
Manchester, a Church of the Brethren college, has
about 1,100 students enrolled in 45 academic programs in North
Manchester, Ind. For more information about the college, visit
www.manchester.edu
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