Howard Zinn (1922–2010) was a historian, author, professor, playwright, and activist. His life’s work focused on a wide range of issues including race, class, war, and history, and touched the lives of countless people. His writing celebrated the accomplishments of social movements and ordinary people, and challenged readers to question the myths that justify war and inequality. Zinn’s influence lives on in millions of people who have read his work and have been inspired by his actions. Zinn’s best-known work is A People’s History of the United States, which has sold more than 4 million copies.

"Seminal"—Washington Post“A good way to maintain your sense of the urgency of civil rights problems is to keep a copy of Howard Zinn’s book handy.”—Harvard Crimson Review