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Recently released FBI files show that Howard Zinn really was a Communist, and a quite active one at that, who lied.
Hardly a surprise to anyone who understands the philosophical basis of his teaching.
The prominent progressive historian Howard Zinn, whose books are force-fed to young people on many college campuses, was not only a member of the Moscow-controlled and Soviet-funded Communist Party USA (CPUSA) but lied about it, according to an FBI file released on Friday.
The file, consisting of three sections totaling 423 pages, was made available on the FBIs website and released in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from this writer.
Zinn taught in the political science department of Boston University for 24 years, from 1964 to 1988, and has been a major influence on the modern-day progressive movement that backed Barack Obama for president.
Although Zinn denied being a member of the CPUSA, the FBI file discloses that several reliable informants in the party identified Zinn as a member who attended party meetings as many as five times a week.
Whats more, one of the files reveals that a reliable informant provided a photograph of Zinn teaching a class on Basic Marxism at party headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, in 1951. A participant in the class said that Zinn taught that the basic teaching of Marx and Lenin were sound and should be adhered to by those present
Zinn was included on the Security Index and Communist Index maintained by the FBI. The Security Index was more ominous and included individuals who could be detained in the event of a national emergency.
Howard Zinn, “Outed” as a Communist and a Liar NoisyRoom.net: The Progressive Hunter
Hardly a surprise to anyone who understands the philosophical basis of his teaching.
The prominent progressive historian Howard Zinn, whose books are force-fed to young people on many college campuses, was not only a member of the Moscow-controlled and Soviet-funded Communist Party USA (CPUSA) but lied about it, according to an FBI file released on Friday.
The file, consisting of three sections totaling 423 pages, was made available on the FBIs website and released in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from this writer.
Zinn taught in the political science department of Boston University for 24 years, from 1964 to 1988, and has been a major influence on the modern-day progressive movement that backed Barack Obama for president.
Although Zinn denied being a member of the CPUSA, the FBI file discloses that several reliable informants in the party identified Zinn as a member who attended party meetings as many as five times a week.
Whats more, one of the files reveals that a reliable informant provided a photograph of Zinn teaching a class on Basic Marxism at party headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, in 1951. A participant in the class said that Zinn taught that the basic teaching of Marx and Lenin were sound and should be adhered to by those present
Zinn was included on the Security Index and Communist Index maintained by the FBI. The Security Index was more ominous and included individuals who could be detained in the event of a national emergency.
Howard Zinn, “Outed” as a Communist and a Liar NoisyRoom.net: The Progressive Hunter