MINNEAPOLIS --- A classic speech on the power of civil disobedience by the historian and activist Howard Zinn seems to be striking a chord amid a modern-day resurgence of protest and direct action. Zinn, who died in 2010, combined his work documenting the suppressed history of the United States with a legacy of direct, personal involvement in
‘Our Problem Is Civil Obedience’: Howard Zinn Speech Resonates With A New Generation Of Thinkers, Activists
In 1970, historian and activist Howard Zinn lamented: “You are saying our problem is civil disobedience. That is not our problem. … Our problem is civil obedience.