Howard Zinn’s Southern Diary
Book — Non-fiction. By Robert Cohen. 2018. 312 pages.
A historical overview and diary entries from Howard Zinn's years as an activist professor at Spelman College.
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A historical overview and diary entries from Howard Zinn's years as an activist professor at Spelman College.
SNCC: The New Abolitionists
Book — Non-fiction. By Howard Zinn, with a new foreword by Anthony Arnove and a new afterword by the Barbara Ransby. 1964; updated third edition published in 2026. 304 pages.
A detailed history of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
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A detailed history of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
Bloods: Black Veterans of the Vietnam War — An Oral History
Book — Non-fiction. By Wallace Terry. 1985. 320 pages.
Oral histories of twenty Black veterans who tell their stories of being in the Vietnam War.
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Oral histories of twenty Black veterans who tell their stories of being in the Vietnam War.
The Real Ebonics Debate: Power, Language, and the Education of African-American Children
Book — Non-fiction. Edited by Theresa Perry and Lisa Delpit. 1998. Rethinking Schools in collaboration with Beacon Press. 227 pages.
A special edition of Rethinking Schools, educators, linguists, writers, and students examine the lessons of the 1996 Oakland Ebonics controversy.
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A special edition of Rethinking Schools, educators, linguists, writers, and students examine the lessons of the 1996 Oakland Ebonics controversy.
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
Film. 2002. 4 episodes — 56 minutes each.
Documentary on the history of the Jim Crow era.
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Documentary on the history of the Jim Crow era.
Americans Who Tell the Truth
Posters.
Portraits by Robert Shetterly and biographies of individuals who have taken a stand for justice.
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Remembering Slavery
Book — Non-fiction and CD. Edited by Ira Berlin, Marc Favreau, and Steven F. Miller. Foreword by Robin D.G. Kelley. 2007. 359 pages.
Oral histories of first-person accounts of slavery.
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Oral histories of first-person accounts of slavery.
A People’s History of the United States: Highlights from the Twentieth Century (Audio)
Audio. By Howard Zinn. Read by Matt Damon. 2003. 8 hours, 44 minutes.
Audio book version of excerpted highlights from A People's History of the United States.
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Audio book version of excerpted highlights from A People's History of the United States.
Teaching About the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Film. By Teaching for Change. 2006. 15 minutes.
First grade teacher Maggie Donovan (SNCC veteran) introduces her students to the fight to desegregate the buses, placing Rosa Parks in the context of the larger community efforts.
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First grade teacher Maggie Donovan (SNCC veteran) introduces her students to the fight to desegregate the buses, placing Rosa Parks in the context of the larger community efforts.
Scarred Justice: The Orangeburg Massacre 1968
Film. Produced by Judy Richardson and Bestor Cram. 2009. 57 minutes.
A documentary film that brings to light the story of the attack by state police on a demonstration in Orangeburg, South Carolina -- leaving three students killed and 28 injured.
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A documentary film that brings to light the story of the attack by state police on a demonstration in Orangeburg, South Carolina -- leaving three students killed and 28 injured.