First published in 1964, this book by pioneering American historian Howard Zinn influenced a generation of political activists struggling for civil rights. It focuses on the successes and failures of those who built the fantastically influential Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). It is considered an indispensable study of the organization, of the 1960s, and of the process of social change.
The Left Book Club edition includes a new Foreword by Zinn's publisher Anthony Arnove.
Howard Zinn (1922-2010) was a historian, playwright and activist. He wrote the ground-breaking classic 'A People's History of the United States', a brilliant and moving history of the American people from the point of view of those whose stories are usually omitted from the mainstream historical record. It remains one of the top-selling history books of all time.
