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“a FD-204 (Rev. 3-3-5) ‘ ran @.2D STATES DEPARTMENT Qbustice FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION “- Copy to: SA ROBERT R, NICHOLS Atlanta, Ga. Report of: . Office: Date: 7/31/63 r Field Office File #: 100-5643~- Bureau File #: 100-360217~ Title: HOWARD ZINN Character SECURITY MATTER — Cyaet Synopsis: Subject dismissed from position at Spelman College and is reported to be teaching at Upsula College, East Orange, N.Js or Columbia Huiversity, New York City.-His forwarding address was givem as care af McGuire, 600 W. 115th Street, New York 25, New Yorks In 1958, a foreman at the Lerner Shops, New York City, said that ZINN had a : noputation of being a Communist while working there about 1950.“ - ° ZINN was in charge of Non-Western Studies Program, Spelman College, and OWEN LATTIMORE of John Hopkins University and WILLIAM WORTHY, Reporter for Afro-American, spoke during a lecture series in 1961 and 1962.” One source described WORTHY as pro-Castro”and said ZINN appeared to be in agreement with WORTHY. ‘ZINN was also a sponsor of the Student Peace Union group at Spelman in 1962 ZINN was reportedly trying to recruit students to attend the Eighth World Youth Festival in Finland in 1962.” He was host at Spelman College for a soviet youth delegation in 19617 ZINN, his wife, and daughter participated in public protests of the President's request in October, 1962, that soviet missiles be withdrawn from Cuba? ZINN has been active in civil rights matters in Atlanta. Sources familiar with certain security matters had no derogatory informatiom in this regard.” Atlanta Credit Bureau shows satisfactory rating and APD had no record“ ot \ DETAILS DECLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY DERIVED FROM: ‘FBI arrhate document gonteins-nelther yegemmendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to DATE ce pe SSNS: it’and its Contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. XO