John Lewis: Zinn’s Death a ‘Tremendous Loss’

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http://washingtonindependent.com/75120/john-lewis-calls-zinns-death-a-terrible-loss

John Lewis: Zinn’s Death a ‘Tremendous Loss’
By Mike Lillis 1/28/10 4:34 PM


From one human rights champion to another, Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) just issued a statement on yesterday’s passing of Howard Zinn, praising the former Spelman College historian as one “who not only wrote history but lived and made history.”

{I}t was his voice crying out, speaking out, organizing teach-ins against the war in Vietnam that had a major impact on mobilizing people all across America in the work to end our involvement in South East Asia. The death of Howard Zinn is a tremendous loss to a generation of young people who came to know him and love him as a teacher, but also as a friend.

Zinn, 87, died Wednesday of a heart attack.

[tekisui]

1. One hero paying tribute to another.

knr.

[asdjrocky]

2. John Lewis certainly knows what it means to live history.

[Dinger]

3. K & R