Politics & Current Affairs — July 30, 2010

“Radical Historian” Howard Zinn’s FBI Files Released

The FBI today released the 423-page file they had kept over the years on left-wing historian Howard Zinn, who died in January.

When Zinn sat for an interview with Big Think in 2008, he talked about a wide range of topics, including the current state of race in America, his personal philosophy, and what we can learn from World War II.

In this clip, Zinn discusses his legacy, and what he hoped he’d be remembered for:

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