The life and times of historian, activist and author of the best selling classic A People's History of the United States, Howard Zinn. Featuring rare archival materials, interviews with Howard Zinn as well as colleagues and friends including Noam Chomsky, Marian Wright Edelman, Daniel Ellsberg, Tom Hayden and Alice Walker, this film captures the essence of this activist and thinker who has been a catalyst for progressive change for more than 60 years.