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1. **Biographical information** –

Howard Zinn was born in 1922 andied 2010 he was an american historian, author and a social activist. He specialized in the labor (work) history of the 20th Century US. He has written more than 20 books, his most famous being //A People's History of the United States.// He focused extensively about the Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, and anti-war movements (although being a war veteran himself). Zinn was an advocate for the underclass, a proponent of world peace and an articulate critic of corporate power and greed.

2. **Opponents** – A.) Howard had many opponents throught his carrer includig many americans but his main opponents were said to be the US Goverment. The US tried to live as if Zinn did not exist they were brushing him away to try to make it seem as if Zinn's theory was wrong and just ignored all of his writings. Howard's legacy can vary through people's opinion. Many "patriotic" americans belive he is unpatiotic. While others belive his work has opened the eyes of people who have been naive to belive that america is an imperialistic power. Zinn is considered to be patriotic by some and unpatriotic by others. The main reason why the us would try to ignore Zinn is due to the fact that he stood up to the US power.

3. **Legacy -** A.) Zinn will be remembered for his main book, A People's History of the United States, The message send out by that book COMPLETELY redifines the course of US History.

4. **Connection to the present –** A.) If Zinn was still here today with us his main oppresion would be on the Wall Street Corruption. He opposed the way the US Goverment controlled the curent economy problem.

5. **Inspirational Words** – Students identify a quote from a speech or written material of their biography subjects. A.) Students include the quote in their voicethread slideshows (both in print and read out loud). B.) Students explain why they find that particular quote powerful in today’s world.

//"The rule of law does not do away with the unequal distribution with the authority of law. It allocates wealth and poverty... in such calculated ways to leave the victim bewildered."//

6. **Artwork/Photography –** A.) Students include an image (e.g. photograph, work of visual art, etc.) that is symbolic of the life and work of their biography subject. B.) Students provide analysis of the image (e.g. artist information, medium, year created, artist commentary). If the image is the work of an IAMS art student, commentary about the artwork by the student artist is included.