Against Discouragement - Wed 6pm Alternative Radio

Howard Zinn: Against Discouragement. It wasn’t that long ago when the United States labeled the African National Congress and its leader, Nelson Mandela, as terrorists. Then because of a massive grassroots movement and international support through boycott and divestment, Mandela is released from prison and South Africa frees itself from its apartheid regime. Throughout history people have overcome tremendous odds to advance the cause of justice. Take the civil rights movement. The entire apparatus of power from the courthouse to the statehouse was controlled by segregationists. Nevertheless, blacks organized and fought back against tremendous odds. The key to the struggle, according to the late Howard Zinn, was collective action. Howard Zinn, professor emeritus at Boston University, was perhaps this country's premier radical historian. His masterpiece, "A People's History of the United States," continues to sell in huge numbers. Witty, erudite, generous and loved by many the world over, Howard Zinn, friend and teacher, passed away on January 27, 2010.