The great historian Dr. Howard Zinn died today of a heart attack at age 87. Zinn has long been one of my favorite writers. He was among the most ardant and articulate voices against the Vietnam War.
In this clip, actor Wallace Shawn reads the speech Zinn gave at Johns Hopkins University on the subject of Civil Disobedience in November of 1970.
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