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Howard Zinn
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Memorial Page for Howard Zinn

Aug 24, 1922 – Jan 27, 2010(87 years)Died in:Santa Monica, Los Angeles County

American historian, playwright, and socialist thinker

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Children

2

Burial Place

Newton Cemetery

Occupation(10)

playwrightpolitical scientisthistorianwriteruniversity teacherjournalistpeace activistlabor historianhuman rights defenderfilm director

Awards(2)

Thomas Merton AwardEugene V. Debs Award

Education(3)

New York UniversityColumbia UniversityThomas Jefferson High School

Howard Zinn (* August 24, 1922 in Brooklyn; † January 27, 2010 in Santa Monica) was an american historian, playwright, and socialist thinker. He was 87 years old. He had 2 children. His education included New York University, Columbia University and Thomas Jefferson High School. His awards include Thomas Merton Award and Eugene V. Debs Award. His cause of death was myocardial infarction. He was buried at Newton Cemetery.

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Born in Brooklyn, New York

1922

Spelman College

1956

until 1963

Harvard University

1960

until 1961

Boston University

1964

until 1988

Thomas Merton Award

1991

Eugene V. Debs Award

1998

Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County (myocardial infarction)

2010

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Howard Zinn. Forever remembered.