He identified the scholarly journals and “less orthodox but important” periodicals he reviewed before writing. Mr. Murphy also complains that what Zinn chose to write about sometimes excludes “broader developments such as the increasing democracy in the country from 1790 to 1840.”
Mr. Murphy also complains that what Zinn chose to write about sometimes excludes “broader developments such as the increasing democracy in the country from 1790 to 1840.”
The Zinn Education Project has no place in any school and here’s why. 1. It’s full of half truths, innacuracies and flat out lies. “People’s History” is not only boring Marxist propagandizing, it’s not even well researched.
William Murphy alleges a lack of references in Zinn’s “A People’s History”. I suspect Mr. Murphy neglected to read the 19 pages of bibliography that precisely identifies sources, chapter by chapter.
One major flaw of Zinn’s history is the lack of foot or end notes. This failing should disqualify the work for any serious student of history.
After the class finishes reading both accounts, ask pairs to compare and contrast Mr. Zinn’s account with the textbook versions. Questions for consideration include these:
Dinah and Holly – Thank you for creating this valuable and thoughtful lesson.
Such stories are more often recounted in textbooks today; they were not at the time.
Related | In the obituary “ Howard Zinn, Historian, Is Dead at 87,” Michael Powell notes that Mr. Zinn’s book “A People’s History of the United States was a “best-seller that inspired a generation of high school and college students to rethink American history”: