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Howard Zinn — Part 1
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The"Boston University News", a campus newspaper at
Boston University, in its edition of October 5, 1966, carried
an article entitled "Levin Notes Asians Fear of United States"
which set forth an interview of Professor MURRAY LEVIN by a
Boston University news staff reporter. The article Tollows: (4)
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"that I noticed most was a deep disgust and fear
of the US as a dangerous and irresponsible gsiant,'!
said CLA government Prof. Murray Levin, who has
returned from summer peace conferences in Japan
Sponsored by peace groups there. uu)
"Levin, who attended the conference with Profi
Howard Zinn, also of the government dept., said
the 120 delegates from 2S countries attached the
US policy in Vietnam, portraying the US as a predatory
invader. u)
"Conferences were held at both Hiroshima and
Nagasaki, commemorating the 21st anniversary of
the nuclear bombing of Japan, Both cities have now
been completely rebuilt, with the exception of one
war-torn bulldins left as a reminder of the nuclear
oF
”
holocaust. ". @)
In a report dated September 13, 1966, NISO advised
that HOWARD ZINW, a Professor of Political Science at Boston
University, and RALPH FEATHERSTONE, a member of the Executive
Committee of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
(SNcc), had visited Japan in June, 1966 under the sponsorship
of the Federation of Citizens Cultural Organizations to
Secure Peace in Vietnam (BEHEIREN) and volunteer university
professors from Hiroshima and Yamaguchi universities.
NISO advised that Professor ZINN and RALPH
FEATHERSTONE visited Hiroshima on June 10, 1966, at which
time they were interviewed by the press and radio and attended
& symposium at Hiroshima University. The lectures and
interviews were marked by a critical view of American policy
in Asia and emphasized the subject of racial discrimination
in the United States. This report stated that in the symposium
held at Hiroshima University entitled "The Conscience of
America and Japan", ZINN expressed his views regarding the
conscience of the people of America and Japan substantially
as follows:
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