Zinn on Twentieth Century

[Steve Grube]

Why do you say "what a sham"  ??  And why do you say "What
is with people like Zinn."    ????   Okay, so he's overlooked
some important issues - especially ones you prioritize highly.
Lighten up!  Zinn does excellent work and is a great example
of integrity.  Do your communicating with him directly
and find out why.  Zinn isn't the enemy, but with your "challenge"
of him I don't think you'll get as much of an answer as you
would if you engage him in more of a discovery about his thinking.
You could even get an "ah-ha" out of him.      -steve grube
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Marta Russell wrote:


> I recently picked up a copy of Howard Zinn's latest revised "The
> Twentieth Century: A People's History" but it appears as though disabled
> people don't rate as "the people."  In this "history" book about the
> 20th Century with a new section on the Reagan and Bush eras, there is
> absolutely no mention of the Americans with Disabilities Act anywhere
> that I can find, or the fact that there was a new civil rights movement
> in this country after the one in the 60s.
> What a sham.
>
> What is with people like Zinn.  Are they just too thick to get it, are
> they uneducated or do they intentionally ignore the disability rights
> movement because we aren't "important"?
>
> If anyone knows how I can contact Zinn, I'd like to ask him personally.
> --
> Marta Russell
> author, Los Angeles, CA