very sad news: Howard Zinn, we loved you. rip

[slashfairy]

Howard Zinn, historian who challenged status quo, dies at 87

January 27, 2010 05:40 PM
By Mark Feeney, Globe StaffHoward Zinn, the Boston University historian and political activist who was an early opponent of US involvement in Vietnam and a leading faculty critic of BU president John Silber, died of a heart attack today in Santa Monica, Calif,

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[inspiredlife]

*cries and cries*

this is my first time OL in hours. i had no idea. :(

[slashfairy]

mine too, i slept all day, then spotted this in a friend's lj right when another friend emailed me the article. i'm downloading what i think is his last speech from Democracy Now! (i think- we'll see if it works.)
http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2010/1/8/howard_zinn_three_holy_wars
*smoosh* i know i'll be crying off and on at work tonight, for this. and praying.

[girl_in_prague]

oh, no

I had no idea and probably wouldn´t find out for ages if you hadn´t posted. Thank you, sweets. Rest in peace, Mr Zinn - life well lived ♥

[slashfairy]

oh, you might have- i expect it to echo round the FL a little bit.

but, yeah, thank you, Howard, for everything.

[girl_in_prague]

perhaps; I don´t know. I´ve been pretty isolated in my little corner over the exam term (well, and a good while before it, too. Yay for school eating my life and all that).

But anyway, I digress. It´s rather amazing to see and realize the work he´s accomplished in his life time, yeah? So, here´s a toast to him. I´m looking forward to reading the tributes and articles that are going to pop up now.

[slashfairy]

oh lord, exams. how glad i am i am done with uni.
yes! *raises glass* here's to Howard. May we each live in the truth as well as we can.