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ee ned " » OPTIONAL FORM Ro. 10 , rf 5010-106 & - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT “ Memorandum ii TO : Mr. DeLoach DATE: 11-5-65 . L, oo ALLL ALL INFORMATION cow Holwes ZT FROM : wl 5b SOREL SIRI afl Gandy G suBJECT: HOWARD ZINN ian 6 054 ° ),. ye __ BOSTON UNIVERSITY We BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (waar BACKGROUND: oer In connection with an article entitled "Don't Call Students Communists" by captioned individual which appeared in the 10-24-65 issue of the "Boston: Globe, " the Director has inquired as to what do we have in files on Zinn. INFORMATION IN BUFILES: : A : Su bie be - - Dr. Howard*#inn is an Associate Professor of Government, Boston Univer sity, Boston, eT who was formerly Chairman of the “Department istory Of History and Social Science at Spe Science at Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia. > Zinn, who is Shite, was born August 24, 1922, at Brooklyn, _ New York, of Austrian and Russian ‘born parents. He served in the t United States Army from 1943 to 1945. He graduated ‘from New York University with a Bachelor of-Arts degree in 1951; “Yeceived a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University in 1952 and was awardeda Ph, D from that school in about 1956. Dr. Zinn was employed by Spelman College; ': a Negro Institution, in 1956, and by Boston University in 1964. Ba Siew ~~ a ee Zinn has been the subject of a security investigation by the Breau, jana informants have reported that he was a member of the Communit Party in i New York from 1949 to 1953. He was known to be associated with commypist front groups in New York, including the International Workers Order, the American <. Peace Mobilization and the Committee of One Thousand. Zinn wasinterviewed by Agents in New York in 1953 and 1954. He denied membership in thé Conimunist- Party but admitted association with communist front groups. He described himself during the interview as a liberal interested in civil rights but claimed that he would never be involved with any organization detrimental to the security of this country. -© While with Spelman College, he was quite active in racial matters and information . FF we have received indicates that he continues to be involved in various civil rights ve a matters. He is currently on the Security Index of our Boston Office. Rs aoe x 3 - Mr. Toso Rec: 48 gs NOV 19 es 1- Mr. Sullivan ST-183, (Continued.on next,page) & JCF: fem us 5 ie \ \ COPY SENT Te ay wes a me 5)