Howard Zinn (1922-2010), 2009
Summary
Mr. Zinn was interviewed about both his WWII experiences and his anti-war activities during the Vietnam War. The interview is also part of the Doris M. Johnson Project: Vietnam War Series. 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 Air force in WWII; training; experiences as a bombardier 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.
Dates
- 2009
Creator
- Zinn, Howard, 1922-2010 (Narrator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Biographical / Historical
Historian, author, activist, and Army Air Force WWII veteran
Extent
From the Collection: 50 Items : 50 interviews
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Scope and Contents
Collection contains 11 interviews with Maryland veterans of the Army’s 29th Division, Merchant Mariners and Tuskegee Airmen. There is also a group interview with members of the American Rosie the Riveter Association.
Materials available for this project include audio and video recordings, biographical material, photographs, ephemera and other materials. Transcripts are available for 10 of the interviews. OH 9915, Victor Harvey Hodgin, Sr. has not been transcribed.
There is also a companion booklet containing 14 student research papers examining Maryland’s role during World War II from various aspects. Topics include: Maryland’s prisoner of war camps, the Glenn L. Martin Company, Aberdeen Proving Ground, civil rights activism in wartime Baltimore, and more. The booklet also contains an introduction to the project, photographs, and short biographies of the student interviewers.
Creator
- Zinn, Howard, 1922-2010 (Narrator, Person)
- Coleman, Raven (Interviewer, Person)
- Douglass, Mike (Interviewer, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org