"Zinn was a threat not because he was a violent revolutionary or a communist but because he was fearless and told the truth." --in powerful essay by @ChrisLynnHedges via @Truthdig about why students in his history class in prison love #APHUS, & Feds don't.
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"Zinn’s book is revered in my cramped classroom. It is revered because these men intimately know racism, manipulation, poverty, abuse and the lies peddled by the powerful. Zinn recorded their voices and the voices of their ancestors. They respect him for this." #APHUS40
"Zinn knew that if we do not listen to the stories of those without power -- we are left parroting the manufactured myths that serve the interests of the privileged. Zinn set out to write history, not myth. And he knew that when these myths implode it is the beginning of hope."
"Although Zinn is never suspected of carrying out a crime . . J. Edgar Hoover drew up a memo to . . .that permitted agents to immediately arrest and detain Zinn if there was a national emergency." More in article⬆️| Time to teach about FBI and #COINTELPRO. zinnedproject.org/if-we-knew-our…
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