Howard Zinn on Democracy and Civil Disobedience

The footage contained in this film originally came from raw footage used in a 1986 documentary, The Trial of the AVCO Plowshares, directed by John Reilly and Julie Gustafson. In July of 1983, seven Americans entered AVCO Systems Division, a manufacturing plant for MX and Pershing II missiles in Wilmington, Massachusetts, and damaged weapon parts in a protest against the build-up of nuclear arms. This work documents the ensuing trial. With minimal commentary, Reilly and Gustafson examine the American judicial system, the tradition of non-violent civil disobedience, and the question of a higher moral imperative, beyond letter of the law.
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The best methods to spread messages from Howard Zinn is by sharing on social networks and word of mouth. Mr. Philip Seymour Clarke (born 1922), Emeritus Mathematics Professor at Los Angeles Valley College, LAVC, gave me his copy of Howard Zinn's A History of America.

Even though we (Mr. Clarke and I) last spoke in person sometime in 2007 at LAVC we may never meet again - so thank Mr. Clarke for being a good teacher in 1984 before I joined the US Army, especially being a good listener.

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The best methods to spread messages from Howard Zinn is by sharing on social networks and word of mouth. Mr. Philip Seymour Clarke (born 1922), Emeritus Mathematics Professor at Los Angeles Valley College, LAVC, gave me his copy of Howard Zinn's A History of America.

Even though we (Mr. Clarke and I) last spoke in person sometime in 2007 at LAVC we may never meet again - so thank Mr. Clarke for being a good teacher in 1984 before I joined the US Army, especially being a good listener.

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Howard Zinn, a World War 2 US Army combat veteran and historian