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Originally Posted by james0246

Famed controversial liberal historian Howard Zinn has passed away.

Howard Zinn, historian who challenged status quo, dies at 87

My American History class back in high school used his book, as well as primary sources. There's no better way to crush rosy views of the past than to read the ugly history of the US, along with the racism and hutzpah. Of course, that's not to say that other countries have not been worse in many instances.