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Howard Zinn — Part 1

249 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Howard Zinn · 243 pages OCR'd
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aA : a, me OT ON “Sore TTY ' . ORMATION - © Qy pr tetera Officd Memorandum + unirep stars GOVERNMENT TO : Directov, FBI (100~360217) pate: 10/12/53 FROM : ‘sac, New York (100-90892) a peas (=e a) 4 iy suject: /"HowARD LINN, we. FT) pO | L SECURITY MATTER - C an (7 L , cesamm DEQGRAM 7 Le SECURITY INFORMANT PROGRAM pe ae | fev NEY YORK DIVISION my (fy! "| HVJAAD ZINN has been selected for interview under the Security Informant Program. A review of his care file reveals the following information concerning him: 7 BACKGKOUND od ne oA * U Fe is married to ROSTYN\ZINN. He is white and a U.S. citizen by reason of his birth ih the U.£. He graduated from New York University with a R.A. degree in June, 1951. ZI" served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 6/9/43 to 11/30/45, being discharged in the rank of fecond Iieutenant. He was formerly emoloyed by the T.erner Shops, 35 Fourth Avenue, New York City, until 2/2/53, when this emoloyment was terminated, Fis current emoloyment is unknown. He resides at 890 Hast 6th Street, New Vork City. ZIUN was crai\gnee, he. at Brooklyn, New York. COMMUNIET PARTY ACTIVITY 7 In 1946 and 1947, ZINN was active in the American Ze. Veterans Committee, and in March 19}8,he was reliably revorted fin” to be a member of the Communist Party, attending party a De meetings aoproximately five nights a week. ae . . fe? 2 ZINY in 1948 was believed to be one of a group Fes selected from the Sixth assembly District, Fings County = a Communist Party as a fraternal delegate to the New York << Etate Convention of the Comrunist Party. In 1949 he was emvnloyed at the American Labor Party headauarters in Brooklyn, New York. Information was also received that EOVWARD ZIT was on the 19).7-19l.9 mailing list of the Vorkers Book fLhop. REGISTERED PATI. ' .., f APEROD Yer KED-BD Cae Submit: nesults n report ' : Se wf tL , 7 ° * Ree a —_— tat WILE:A0B ape ZZ. Lene és t a A aed f f 3 * - eG %. <n: y or, SECURITY INFORWNAT en
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