Series XI: Archived Websites, July 2010-ongoing
Extent
Scope and Contents
The series contains the archived website documenting the legacy of Howard Zinn, as well as two project websites that Howard Zinn helped found, the Zinn Education Project and Voices of a People's History.
Arrangement
Series arranged alphabetically by website title.
Accruals
Websites are crawled semiannually.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Due to technical or privacy issues, archived websites may not be exact copies of the original website at the time of the web crawl. Certain file types will not be captured dependent on how they are embedded in the site. Other parts of websites that the crawler has difficulty capturing includes Javascript,streaming content, database-driven content, and highly interactive content. Full-Text searches of archived websites are available at https://archive-it.org/organizations/567.
Howard Zinn
Scope and Contents
In addition to a biography and bibliography for Howard Zinn, the website contains print interviews; essays; commentary and audio and video by Zinn. The People Speak, the documentary based on the live performances of Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove's Voices of a People's History of the United States is also featured on the website. The website also includes information on the Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture Series; the Howard Zinn Book Fair; centennial celebrations of Zinn's birth in 2022; and obituaries and tributes for Zinn.
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/6351/*/http://howardzinn.org/
Voices of a People's History
Scope and Contents
The website contains news, event listings, educational materials, video of presentations and interviews, and a list of past artists involved in the Voices of a People's History project.
Historical Note
Voices of a People's History, founded in 2003 by Howard Zinn, Brenda Coughlin, and Anthony Arnove, highlights the history of dissent in the United States through video, speaking engagements, and public readings of primary source materials.
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/6351/*/https://www.peopleshistory.us/
Zinn Education Project
Scope and Contents
The website contains resources and lesson plans; This Day in People's History (#tdih) series; "If We Knew Our History" series; and campaigns related to teaching Rosa Parks, Reconstruction, climate change, the 15th Amendment, and Black Lives Matter. The website also includes an Abolish Columbus Day campaign and workshops and conferences offered.
Historical Note
The Zinn Education Project, founded in 2008 by Howard Zinn and William Holtzman, works to bring A People's History of the United States and other materials for teaching "a people's history" in middle and high school classrooms. The Project is administered by the nonprofits Rethinking Schools and Teaching for Change.
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/6351/*/https://www.zinnedproject.org/
