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Howard Zinn — Part 1
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through the senate council for appropriate faculty
discussion and action.”
One of the signers of this letter was HOWARD ZINW.t..
"The lilitant"”, in its issue of October 3, 1966,
in an article entitled "Noted Figures Support Nov. 5-8 Peace
Action", stated in part that a number of prominent individuals
had added their names to the list of sponsors for the November
5-8 national mobilization for peace in Vietnam, economic
justice and human rights. One of the sponsors,of this mobili-
zation was HOWARD ZINN of Boston University. \A)
BS T-4 and BS T-5 and a Special Ament of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, observed that Professor
HOWARD ZINN of Boston University was one of the featured
speakers at a rally at the Sanders Theater at Harvard University
held November 6, 1966, with slightly over one hundred in
attendance, approximately twenty of whom were members of the
SWP, Boston, and the Young Socialist Alliance of Boston.
The speakers all protested the Vietnam war. CX
A characterization of the Young Socialist Alliance
of Boston appears in the appendix of this report. G)
"The Militant", in its issue of November 21, 1966,
reported that in response to the November 5-8 Mobilization,
550 people picketed the White House, marched to DuPont Cirele
for a rally, and proceeded to Secretary of Defense ROBERT
MG NAMARA's home where they picketed for an hour. Speakers
at this rally included Professor HOWARD ZINN. Ca)
"The Worker", in its issue of December 11, 1966,
in an article captioned "National Student Anti-War Parley
in Chicago Dec. 27", reported a call to a national student
conference to plan a national campus action in the Spring
against the war in Vietnam would take place December 28 and 29
at the University of Chicago. ‘The article reported that
representatives of student groups and organizations as well
as faculty members all over the country were invited to join
in planning the action. Among the sponsors was HOWARD ZINN. (U1)
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