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![]() “Democracy is not a spectator sport,” he would say. Moral outrage was seasoned with wit and brilliant comparisons. Every class included a blizzard of facts and observations. Howard was spellbinding in a militant, whimsical way. Such inconsistency did not escape Howard. On the floor of the House of Representatives, Lincoln spoke eloquently against the war against Mexico: but then, voted to fund the war. How “manifest destiny” was code for “steal anything and everything.” How the Constitution counted enslaved people were as three fifths of a person, but also heard stirring tales of resistance to slavery. How a group of farmers rose up to challenge this new status quo and this became Shays’ Rebellion. We heard about the dark side of the post-revolutionary period how property and wealth became the dominant driver. A new fascinating world presented itself every Tuesday and Thursday at 2 pm. It was February, 1972, I had recently transferred to Boston University to study under Howard Zinn. ![]()
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