Howard Zinn (1922-2010), 2008

Mr. Zinn was interviewed about both his WW2 experiences and his anti-war activities during the Vietnam War. This interview is also include as part of the Doris M. Johnson Project: We Had a Job to Do: Marylanders at Home and Abroad during World War II. Mr. Zinn discusses: the Vietnam anti war movement; the impact of Zinn's book, The Logic of Withdrawal, on the anti war movement; involvement in the civil rights movement; the role and impact of the Baltimore Four and Catonsville Nine; experiences speaking at rallies in Baltimore during their trials; Viva House; Norman Morrison, Baltimore Quaker who set himself on fire in front of the Pentagon in protest of the Vietnam war; Daniel and Phillip Berrigan; Trip to Hanoi in 1968 with Daniel Berrigan; Jonah House, Liz McAlister; Joining the Airforce in WWII; traingin; experiences as a bombadier in European Theater; Influence of WWII experiences on his anti war beliefs; Impact of John Hersey's book, Hiroshima, on his anti war beliefs; African Americans experience during the war; Segregation in army during WWII; post-war activities after returning home.