Laura Flanders & Friends | Howard Zinn at 100: A People’s History, Urgent Lessons for the Present @LauraFlandersAndFriends | Uploaded December 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Historian Howard Zinn would have turned 100 in 2022. His monumental work, A People’s History of the United States, published in 1980, continues to have an impact today. For Zinn’s’ centennial we explore what made his model of history different with three guests who were influenced by his bottom-up approach: Anthony Arnove worked with Zinn throughout the latter part of his life, and wrote the introduction for the 35th-anniversary edition of Zinn’s classic work; Jamaican poet, performer and writer Staceyann Chin performed in The People Speak, a documentary film based on A People's History; and Imani Perry, professor of African American Studies at Princeton University who just won the National Book Award for Nonfiction for her own bottom-up history: South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation. What lessons can we take from Howard Zinn’s model of history for this time?
“. . . [Howard Zinn] was extremely clear on the importance of anti-racist education, so he would be absolutely in solidarity with people associated with critical race theory . . . who are just trying to do basic education about the history of racism . . .” - Anthony Arnove
“This book is only beginning to uncover what really happened throughout history . . . a hundred years from now, new truths will come forward and be recorded in new ways. New enlightenments will come to us, and new truths will land on us in different ways.” - Staceyann Chin
“Even as there are devastating events and all of this injustice, you actually can feel hopeful. That's incredibly important . . . that you give people a sense of possibility and a desire to invest in freedom.” - Imani Perry
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GUESTS:
Anthony Arnove: Editor, Voices of a People’s History of the United States; Director, The People Speak; Editor, Director & Producer, Voices (@vph)
Staceyann Chin: Poet, Performer, & Activist, The People Speak (@chinpoet & @staceyannchin)
Imani Perry: National Book Award Nonfiction, South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation; Professor, African American Studies, Princeton University (@imaniperry)
🎧 PODCAST:
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✏️ EPISODE NOTES:
Visit our Patreon for more information on this week's episode, including related articles, books and more: patreon.com/posts/show-notes-zinn-75997729
📺 RELATED EPISODES:
Imani Perry: The Future of Democracy Depends on the South: youtu.be/VXXiC1KY_oM
Ibram X. Kendi: How to Make America Antiracist?: youtu.be/ig8bK9M8xoA
Kimberlé Crenshaw, Soledad O’Brien Call Out the Media on Critical Race Theory Lies: youtu.be/XSORJsknWvs
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CREDITS
Executive Producer: Laura Flanders
Senior Story Producer: Sabrina Artel
Director of Development: Alicia Duque
Consulting Producer: Rory O'Connor
Editors: Nat Needham, David Neumann
Radio & Podcast Producer: Jeannie Hopper
Communications Manager: Janet Hernandez
Motion Graphics: Nat Needham
#HowardZinn #HowardZinnCentennial #APeoplesHistory #AnthonyArnove #StaceyannChin #ImaniPerry #ThePeopleSpeak #Historian #History #MovementHistory #MovementMedia #AntiracistEducation
Historian Howard Zinn would have turned 100 in 2022. His monumental work, A People’s History of the United States, published in 1980, continues to have an impact today. For Zinn’s’ centennial we explore what made his model of history different with three guests who were influenced by his bottom-up approach: Anthony Arnove worked with Zinn throughout the latter part of his life, and wrote the introduction for the 35th-anniversary edition of Zinn’s classic work; Jamaican poet, performer and writer Staceyann Chin performed in The People Speak, a documentary film based on A People's History; and Imani Perry, professor of African American Studies at Princeton University who just won the National Book Award for Nonfiction for her own bottom-up history: South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation. What lessons can we take from Howard Zinn’s model of history for this time?
“. . . [Howard Zinn] was extremely clear on the importance of anti-racist education, so he would be absolutely in solidarity with people associated with critical race theory . . . who are just trying to do basic education about the history of racism . . .” - Anthony Arnove
“This book is only beginning to uncover what really happened throughout history . . . a hundred years from now, new truths will come forward and be recorded in new ways. New enlightenments will come to us, and new truths will land on us in different ways.” - Staceyann Chin
“Even as there are devastating events and all of this injustice, you actually can feel hopeful. That's incredibly important . . . that you give people a sense of possibility and a desire to invest in freedom.” - Imani Perry
_________________
GUESTS:
Anthony Arnove: Editor, Voices of a People’s History of the United States; Director, The People Speak; Editor, Director & Producer, Voices (@vph)
Staceyann Chin: Poet, Performer, & Activist, The People Speak (@chinpoet & @staceyannchin)
Imani Perry: National Book Award Nonfiction, South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation; Professor, African American Studies, Princeton University (@imaniperry)
🎧 PODCAST:
Prefer to listen? Hear this week's episode on your favorite podcast platform: lauraflanders.simplecast.com
✏️ EPISODE NOTES:
Visit our Patreon for more information on this week's episode, including related articles, books and more: patreon.com/posts/show-notes-zinn-75997729
📺 RELATED EPISODES:
Imani Perry: The Future of Democracy Depends on the South: youtu.be/VXXiC1KY_oM
Ibram X. Kendi: How to Make America Antiracist?: youtu.be/ig8bK9M8xoA
Kimberlé Crenshaw, Soledad O’Brien Call Out the Media on Critical Race Theory Lies: youtu.be/XSORJsknWvs
________________________________________________________________________
The Laura Flanders Show is non-commercial independent media that relies on the contributions of viewers and listeners.
DONATE TODAY at lauraflanders.org/donate/or consider becoming a PATREON partner at patreon.com/thelfshow
📩 SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter: lauraflanders.org
🎧 LOOKING FOR UNCUT INTERVIEWS? Patreon subscribers get exclusive access to our full uncut conversations and audio extras! Join our growing family today! patreon.com/thelfshow
FOLLOW The Laura Flanders Show
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Facebook: facebook.com/theLFshow
Instagram: instagram.com/thelfshow
Website: lauraflanders.org
Patreon: patreon.com/thelfshow
Subscribe to our podcast: lauraflanders.org/listen
📚 Shop our Bookshop Store: bookshop.org/shop/thelfshow
ACCESSIBILITY
This episode is closed captioned.
CREDITS
Executive Producer: Laura Flanders
Senior Story Producer: Sabrina Artel
Director of Development: Alicia Duque
Consulting Producer: Rory O'Connor
Editors: Nat Needham, David Neumann
Radio & Podcast Producer: Jeannie Hopper
Communications Manager: Janet Hernandez
Motion Graphics: Nat Needham
#HowardZinn #HowardZinnCentennial #APeoplesHistory #AnthonyArnove #StaceyannChin #ImaniPerry #ThePeopleSpeak #Historian #History #MovementHistory #MovementMedia #AntiracistEducation
