Friends,
Sorry for passing along so much but I wanted to share with you a link (see at the bottom of this note) to a very powerful documentary on Howard Zinn and his "people's history." We watched the first half last night, and while not new to us, we found the images breathtaking, the stories of 1886 and 1912 compelling and his class analysis powerful. It is interesting to note that educators and politicians (like the former president of Purdue University), sought to censor the Zinn narrative if US history.
In my view, part of our struggle is still ideological. We need to communicate alternative narratives as we build our movements. It is clear the ruling classes wish to shut down these alternative stories today as they tried to do yesterday.
In solidarity,
Harry Targ
 | On July 17, 2013 an Associated Press story was published in several newspapers quoting from 2010 e-mails Governor Mitch Daniels of Indiana wrote to “top state educational officials.” The e-mails encouraged the suppression of popular historian Howard Zinn’s book, “A People’s History of the United States” in Indiana public education, including university level teacher training ... heartlandradical.blogspot.com |
The video:
Warning: There may be a few odious commercials.
