Howard Zinn

In this chapter Howard Zinn makes a claim that all populists, undoubtedly, and all white Americans were racist and nativist. This claim can obviously be modified by looking at countless examples of white Americans who did not have these beliefs and by closely examining the…

situation negatively. The American Pageant by David Kennedy and Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States both contain chapters about the initial landing of Columbus in the Americas and the aftermath of this event. Zinn takes the viewpoint of both the Europeans and the natives, while Kennedy takes the perspective of only the Europeans, and the result is Zinn having a more clear and full history of the events than Kennedy. Zinn and Kennedy take different approaches to the…

Due to biases in texts, the true nature of the events when Christopher Columbus came to the Americas is not common knowledge. When Christopher Columbus came to the America’s, with the help of the europeans, they murdered and enslaved Indigenous people to the point of extinction, that being the most notable of their atrocities committed. In a text by Joy Hakim called A History of US, she quotes an excerpt from Christopher Columbus’ personal journal. The texts reads, “They remained so much our…

History is not just about the facts, but rather the interpretation of these facts. Interpretations and perspectives not only make history more interesting, but they allow people to analyze and create their own individual conclusions. People like Howard Zinn and Paul Johnson undertake the task of telling history from their own views, leaving them exposed to criticism about their opinions. The selected primary sources confirm and support each author’s interpretation of the settlement in the…

facts and truth. “In other words, there is a conservative bias of history and a tendency to emphasize what previous generations have emphasized. The motive for that is safety, because the historian who breaks the pattern causes stares and suspicions.” (Zinn, n.d. , p. 59) If the information we are given is always following a certain pattern how are we supposed to grow and most importantly have a solid conception of the…

class professions. Most had slaves and would directly profit from having a stronger central government. In fact, “four groups,” weren’t represented: “slaves, indentured servants, women, men without property.” The remaining being rich white men. (80) Zinn here is also absolutely correct when you take a look at history and how the United States has an enormous wealth…

Discussing the readings “The Legacy of Slavery, by Angela Davis, “Night to His Day: The Social Construction of Gender by Judith Lorber, and “Columbus, The Indians & Human Progress” From: Peoples History of the United States – 1492 – Present, by Howard Zinn, I will examine how subjugated knowledge and binary thinking contributed to historical misrepresentation, marginalization, and oppression of people based on gender, race, and culture. Additionally, I will explore how the discourse of gender,…

When examining the history of race around the world, it can be said that the concept of race is always in flux. It is never permanent, and always changing because of shifting historical, economic and social factors. The same may apply to racial categories, which can vary from country to country. Racial categories, like race, are subject to constant fluctuation because of shifting ideas in race. In this, it is evident that race and racial categories have been created to stratify and subjugate…

This chapter brings to life the reasons why the Colonies dealt and continue to deal with racial divisions and complications today. In the beginning Howard Zinn discusses the first ship to bring slaves to the North American colonies, forever changing its culture and values. He then goes on to describe why the slaves gained popularity amongst the colonies by depicting the colonists desire to make money as…

Mistakes were made in order to form the America of today. History teaches people about those mistakes and how our past generations overcame those trials. Due to the knowledge of history, America is quickly advancing in industrialization and technology. Howard Zinn’s “A People 's History of The United States (1492-PRESENT)” has a variety of chapters explaining the timeline of American progress. Zinn’s chapters were titled after his points of focus and what he wanted to present to his…