You can’t be neutral on a moving train

You can’t be neutral on a moving train
Howard Zinn

Noam Chomsky: “Howard Zinn’s work literally changed the consciousness of a generation”

“You can’t be neutral on a moving train” is the title of the new book that Almuzara publishing house has just published, as part of its BO collection.

These are the memoirs of Howard Zinn, perhaps one of the most eminent historians in the world, whose commitment to life, liberty and the underprivileged have been his rallying cry throughout his life.

Although it seems highly unlikely that a history professor would be involved in difficult situations and be the protagonist of incredible adventures, the case in question breaks with all prejudices, since among many other things, Howard Zinn was the protector of the man who stole the Pentagon Papers, a bomber in World War II, a professor at an institution for African-American women during the fight for civil rights in the southern United States, an anti-war activist, and sent to Hanoi during the Vietnam War.

These and others are some of the stages of an intense life full of commitment to life and people, which led him to jail countless times and were the cause of numerous attempts to discredit him.

He never remained neutral in the face of anything that happened before his eyes. “Only objects can be objective, while subjects can only possess the non-transferable nectar of subjectivity,” the author commented.

The book, which, according to the prologuist, Noam Chomsky, changed the consciousness of a generation, can be read as a 20th century adventure novel and teaches us that we must not lose hope in order to get out of turbulent times lacking support and references, since there can be committed human beings who remind us of the leading role of the citizen and his infinite power to change things.

In short, “You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train” is a memoir written by an undisputed reference in social history and the fight for civil rights and anti-war, which takes us on the path of life, hope and humanity.