What do you get when you bring together two luminaries on the left — oral historian and broadcaster Studs Terkel and historian from below Howard Zinn — and then add in writer and poet Alice Walker? You get an illuminating evening, recently digitalized and preserved for posterity, which reminds us of the importance of KPFA … Continued
Dr. Clarence Lusane, award-winning historian, addresses the politicization of the Post Office. PLUS: the Town Crier, Raymond Nat Turner. Hosted by Kris Welch. All Episodes Photo by Joel Dunn on Unsplash
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For much of his life, historian Howard Zinn has been chronicling American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official version taught in schools – with its emphasis on great men in high places – to focus on the street, the home, and the workplace. Known for its lively, clear prose as well as … Continued
Listen to excerpts of the audiobook “A People’s History of the United States” – Read by Howard Zinn; and “The Howard Zinn PRA Collection” from the Pacifica Radio Archives.
Listen to excerpts of the audiobooks “Lies My Teacher Told Me” by James W. Loewen; “A People’s History of the United States” by Howard Zinn; and “Between The World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates. With Host Mitch Jeserich.
A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn. With Host Philip Maldari.
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Today we play excerpts from the audiobook of Howard Zinn’s, “A People’s History of the United States.” Please support KPFA, during this Summer Pledge Drive by donating on our website or calling 1800-HEY-KPFA to make a financial contribution.
