From the Boston Globe:

Howard Zinn, the Boston University historian and political activist who was an early opponent of US involvement in Vietnam and whose books, such as “A People’s History of the United States,” inspired young and old to rethink the way textbooks present the American experience, died today in Santa Monica, Calif, where he was traveling. He was 87.

I might not agree with what Zinn said, but I fully agree with his ideals of opposing the status quo, questioning authority and making sure to apply scrutiny. The world has lost a great man.

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