Historian Howard Zinn Dies at 87

Historian Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States and keynote speaker at the 2008 NCSS Annual Conference, died this week at the age of 87. Following are obituaries from several sources.

• “Howard Zinn, Historian, Dies at 87”, New York Times
• “‘People’s History’ author Howard Zinn dies at 87”, Washington Post
• “Activist, historian Howard Zinn dies at 87”, Yahoo News