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CONBIBEN The "Boston Herald", daily Boston newspaper, issue dated 8/22/64, announced that most of Boston Civil Rights groups expect to send a bus load of supporters to demonstrate for the seating of Mississippi Freedom Democratic party delegation Tuesday at the .. Democratic National Convention (100-442527) in Atlantic City. Howard }i/ +7 Zinn was to be among the bus load of demonstrators. q) 100-442527-+134 p.l (a) The following references in the file captioned "COmmunist Influence In Racial Matters™ contain information pertaining to the racial activities of Howard Zinn, professor at BU, from 1962 to 7/21/65 in Boston, Mass., Atlanta and Albany, Ga. Zinn was the author of a report entitled "Albany, A Study In National Responsibility," which indicated that he was in Albany during racial demonstrations as a reporter. Zinn was also the ‘author of an article "The Limits of Non-Violence; which appeared in the "Freedomways" magazine. He spoke at an SNCC annual conference, passdd out leaflets at a picketing, and led a demonstration in Boston. On 6/30/63 Zinn was relieved of his duties at Spelman College, Atlanta. The executive committee of the SNCC, of which Zinn was a member, protested his dismissal. Zinn was reported to be an officer of a new foundation which would consider SNCC grants. Also set forth were Zinn's CP affiliations. (u) REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER 100-442529-277 p.43, 44 . 1} -578 p.G, 1B,13,15-17;, 67 -859 p.E, 20,36 ~1381 p.C,2,15,23 1 (protect identity) [ advised that on 10/16/65 the Atlanta Citizens to End 7c the War in Vietnam planned to stage a protest demonstration of bTD student and faculty members of the Atlanta University complex in front of the old Post Office building, Forsyth Street, Atlanta, and that Howard Zinn would participate in this demonstration. Cu) 100-44608-351 p.1, Encl.p.1,2 (12)