Marvelous Victories: Enduring Lessons from Howard Zinn | Mickey Z.

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Mickey Z. -- World News Trust

Jan. 16, 2014

“Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.”

- Howard Zinn

I was fortunate enough to know Howard Zinn a little. In fact, he wrote a blurb for my first book, Saving Private Power in 2000 -- not only calling me "iconoclastic and bold," but lending me instant credibility with a single paragraph.

Four years later, when I asked him to write an introduction for another of my books, A Gigantic Mistake, he replied with a short comment about not liking introductions. He preferred to dig right into a book, he said.

I promptly asked if I could use that comment as my book’s "anti-introduction." Not surprisingly, he loved the idea!

Zinn died four years ago -- on Jan. 27, 2010 -- at the age of 87. Perhaps best known for his book, A People's History of the United States, Zinn spent most of his life defending the underdog while telling the story of the people. Back in the days before we humans became too smart for our own good, someone like Howard Zinn would've rightfully been called a "saint."

Zinn's legacy can and must live on through us. I suggest you take some time to read his work and explore his life. For now, I offer...

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