Craft Master "A": 3rd Critical Review: The Truth of History that Revealed by Howard Zinn

3^rdCritical Review

The Truth of History that Revealed by Howard Zinn

(Author: Fitria Dewi)

INTRODUCTION

This paper discuss about a critical on Howard Zinn’s article that entitle “Speaking Truth to Power with Books” which tell book can be influence for our mindset and this book also tell about horistical truth C. Colombus, that previously considered as Hero in America State, but in this book Howard Zinn the writter in this books reveals a different statement for the Christoper Colombus.

Howard Zinn tells C. Colombus is not a Hero but C. Colombus as conquerors agent with lust for gold and other resources, and also have the desire to torture and killed people to achieve these goals and based on the facts that have been in foundC. Colombus is not person found the American continent but the Muslim’s explorer the first found the America continent.

SUMMARY

There are several basic points that Zinn wrote on Colombus, whom are ridicolusly percieve as the discoverer of America. In the “Speaking Truth to Power with Books” tell the book can influence the our mindset and tell who is C. Colombus and fact’s about C. Colombus that during this considered as Hero, but in this book Howard Zinn tell different fact about C. Colombus. Like the A People’s History of The United State (1980) is one of the book written by Howard Zinn. He wrote more than twenty books, in this book describes America as a predatory and repressive capitalist state sexist - racists, imperialist - that is run by a corporate ruling class for the benefit of the rich. The books claims to present American history through the eyes of the nation’s many victim groups: workers, American’s Indians, slaves, women, blacks and populists. The A People History has making it one of the best selling history books of all time with the sold more than a million copies. It is one of the most influential texts in college classrooms today, not only in history classes, but also in such as fields as economics, political science, women’s studies and literature.

The first, the ultimate goal in “A People History of The United States” book was to influence to new generations of the young students into becoming revolutionaries whose hatred for the United States would impel them to work toward “a transformation of national priorities” and a comprehensive “change in to the system”, “the prisoners of the system will continue to rabel”. Howard Zinn said that because he hopes that someday “our grandchildren, or our great grandchildren, might possibly see a different and marvelous world”.

The second, “A People's History Of The United States” book tell about Howard Zinn’s perspective about C. Colombus, Howard Zinn arraign C. Colombus as conquerors agent with lust for gold and other resources, and also have the desire to torture and killed people to achieve these goals. This is the main point that Howard Zinn narrative of the history of the American people who deviate from that a lot has been preceded, Howard Zinn also goes on to state many of which have been delivered to students as "history" in the past but in reality it is ready agenda focused on the social strength.

After that Zinn tell that C. Coombus and those cruisers who the followed him to the New World did so far essentially one over reading reason, such as about the financial gain. “Behind the English investationof North America, behind the massacre of Indians, their deception, their brutality, was that special powerful drive born in cilivitations based on private profit” Howard Zinn asserted. A People’s History tell about the founding of the American Republic as an exercise in tyrannical control of the many by the few, mainly for greed and profit. Thus, according to Howard Zinn both slavery and emancipation, were caused by the saine thing is greed.

The third about Christopher Columbus and his motivation is the first clash of values that occurred in the New World in his writings. C. Colombus see the peaceful inhabitants of the Bahamas, accommodating and did not have the elements organized to defend himself. In C. Colombus thought, these factors that make the natives ripe for conquest by Spain and other European countries.

In the analysis performed by Howard Zinn's, these views shape the behavior of the Europeans and their descendants for centuries. The idea of exploitation of resources, people, cultural differences are a major factor in the entry of a new world conquest. The settlement and the European conquerors prepared to use violence and coercion all the way to the viewing population in the world, in many cases, not including the ideals of conquest, forced labor or mass punishment (Zinn, p - 15, 1995).

Profound consequences, illustrated from various sources, both of period and modern. Howard Zinn estimated that 3 million people may have died in the Caribbean its self from attacks, forced labor and disease (Zinn, p - 7, 1995). While the number of people in the United States before 1492 is uncertain, at the time of the permanent settlement Jamestown in early 1610, the indigenous people of the Caribbean have been so depleted that European settlers had need another source of coarse, permanent manpower.

From the above discussion, it was explained that the book had little affect a person's thinking. Therefore if we want to write a book about the history, we should really know about the history and do not get us wrong write the history as it will affect the next generation.

MAIN BODY

Actually I agree with Zinn, he said that C. Columbus was not a hero, nor a man who discovered America. But Howard Zinn’s perspective about C. Colombus, Howard Zinn arraign C. Colombus as conquerors agent with lust for gold and other resources, and also have the desire to torture and killed people to achieve these goals. This is the main point that Howard Zinn narrative of the history of the American people who deviate from that a lot has been preceded, Howard Zinn also goes on to state many of which have been delivered to students as "history" in the past but in reality it is ready agenda focused on the social strength.

It is also supported by Fareed H. Numan According to the opinion of the Muslim American History a Chronological Observation say “There is no doubt, Muslims have historically been an influence in the evolution of American society a few centuries before C. Colombus discovered”.

But Howard Zinn’s articel posts devoid of references and footnotes. As good as any writer must have each other's shortcomings. I have read an article entitled Monsieur from Ardie history of the people lost that there are so many hard facts that he should give a note of where he got it, but the info is not there. Howard Zinn just said on his part that he told all based on the experience of teaching and of the books which he lists at the end of the page. Perhaps this is what makes it not been seriously considered among academics. In his article he says that a book can change the mindset of the reader or to convince the reader, but if the references and footnotes are still empty or not I do not think it will succeed.

The second, Howard Zinn’s article was too expose the ugliness of C. Columbus, Howard Zinn too focused tells that C. Columbus is not a hero who find the American continent but a villaint. Howard Zinn’s article also did not tell the other side of C. Columbus, he just focused on the discussion of the evils of C. Columbus so there is no discussion of the other side of C. Colombus .

CONCLUSION

From the discussion it can be concluded that it is in fact C. Colombus which we know mainly Americans know that C. Columbus was a hero to American country, a person who discovered the American continent. But it is the wrong response, not a person is actually C. Columbus who discovered America because it comes before C. Columbus, the existing Muslim explorers who first settled on the continent, as disclosed by Dr. Bally Fell.
Dr. Barry Fell, an archaeologist and linguist of Harvard University. In his work entitled Saga America, Dr. Barry Fell states that Muslims not only before C. Columbus arrived in American. However, Muslims also have built a civilization on the continent.