Comments on: Howard Zinn, Rest in Peace http://www.birdsbeforethestorm.net/2010/01/howard-zinn-rest-in-peace/ anarchism, travel, music, and book design Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:01:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wes Modes http://www.birdsbeforethestorm.net/2010/01/howard-zinn-rest-in-peace/#comment-15756 Wes Modes Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:21:47 +0000 http://www.birdsbeforethestorm.net/?p=881#comment-15756 This week, my long-time hero Howard Zinn died. For years I was deeply touched by his intelligence, compassion, and humor. I had the honor of creating an illustrated account of one of his often-told stories, a New York anti-war march and police riot that turned him into a life-long radical. I had the pleasure of giving it to him in person at a talk in Boston a few years ago. <b><a href="http://www.thespoon.com/art/comix/" rel="nofollow">Times Square: A True Story by Howard Zinn</a> Story by Howard Zinn, Illustration by Wes Modes</b> Howard Zinn's personal account of a New York demonstration and police riot in the late 30's that left him with a life-long radical point-of-view. This week, my long-time hero Howard Zinn died. For years I was deeply touched by his intelligence, compassion, and humor.

I had the honor of creating an illustrated account of one of his often-told stories, a New York anti-war march and police riot that turned him into a life-long radical. I had the pleasure of giving it to him in person at a talk in Boston a few years ago.

Times Square: A True Story by Howard Zinn
Story by Howard Zinn, Illustration by Wes Modes
Howard Zinn’s personal account of a New York demonstration and police riot in the late 30′s that left him with a life-long radical point-of-view.

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