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You can't be neutral on a moving train

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About “You can't be neutral on a moving train”

You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train is a personal account by Howard Zinn that recounts his experiences as a historian, activist, and educator over more than thirty years of American social history. The book describes his upbringing in the immigrant slums of Brooklyn, his service as a bombardier in World War II, his teaching career at Spelman College, his involvement with the civil rights movement in the South, his activism against the Vietnam War, and his participation in civil disobedience and public trials.

Praise for “You can't be neutral on a moving train”

“A powerful, politically electric book from one of the most engaging social critics in the nation.”

— Jonathan Kozol

“A history and a history maker to give us hope.”

— Alice Walker

“Zinn explains his involvement in the struggles for civil rights, against war, and in support of organized labor by citing his 'abhorrence of any kind of bullying.' These are lively tales.”

— Patricia O'Connell, The New York Times

Book details

Published
1994
Latest edition
1994 · ISBN 9780807024119
ISBN
9780807024119

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How many pages is You can't be neutral on a moving train?

You can't be neutral on a moving train by Howard Zinn has 232 pages.

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