The People Speak: American Voices, Some Famous, Some Little Known: Dramatic Readings Celebrating the Enduring Spirit of Dissent

by Howard Zinn, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Danny Glover, et al.

Book Overview

Collected here is a brief history of America told through stories applauding the enduring spirit of dissent.

To celebrate the millionth copy sold of his book A People's History of the United States, Howard Zinn drew on the words of Americans--some famous, some little known--across the range of American history. These words were read by a remarkable cast at an event held at the 92nd Street Y in New York City that included...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060578262
• ISBN13: 9780060578268
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Are Americans Learning from Their Past?

A short, quick, poignant read written by people from across the span of American history - though reads like something written yesterday. Are American's learning anything from our past?

Great content, poor index

The content and performances are excellent. Unfortunately, the index just gives names, and not the dates or incidents that these speeches or documents were created for. "Voices of a People's History of the US" has an index that gives all of that information.

~ basic freedom and dignity ~

The Frederick Douglass speech read by James Earl Jones alone is worth the purchase. The People Speak is a great collection of speeches and words (read by others) of the men and woman throughout our history who fought for basic freedom and dignity. An inspired record of community and the power of remembering our past.

Howard Zinn - a true American

Very interesting book, the variety of people is wonderful and well thought out. It takes someone special to look at their own country and not shy away from painful parts of our history. The only way to move forward is to learn from the real past not the rosy schoolbook history that been sanitized.