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The people speak [videorecording] / First Tuesday Media ; Artfire Films ; Brolin Productions ; Cross River Pictures ; produced by Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, [et al.] ; adapted and written by Anthony Arnove, Howard Zinn ; directed by Chris Moore, Anthony Arnove, and Howard Zinn.

Contributor Arnove, Anthony, 1969-

Imprint:[New York] : A & E Television Networks : Distributed by New Video, [2010].

Description1 DVD (ca. 113 min.) : sd., col., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Note:Originally broadcast on television in 2009 for History Channel.

Note:Inspired by the book "A people's history of the United States" by Howard Zinn and "Voices of a people's history of the United States" edited with Anthony Arnove.

Note:Special features: Behind-the-scenes at the Cutler Majestic Theatre; celebrity interviews.

Note:A look at social change throughout history, as seen through the music, poetry, speeches, and manifestos of rebels, dissenters, and visionaries from our past - and present - including Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Bob Dylan, Langston Hughes, Chief Joseph, Muhammad Ali, along with unknown veterans, union workers, abolitionists, and many others never featured in high school textbooks. Celebrates the extraordinary possibilities for creating social change that ordinary people have realized throughout the course of our nation's rich but often ignored history of dissent and protest.

Note : PerformerDramatic and musical performers: Allison Moorer, Benjamin Bratt, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Robinson, Christina Kirk, Danny Glover, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, David Strathairn, Don Cheadle, Eddie Vedder, Harris Yulin, Jasmine Guy, John Legend, Josh Brolin, Kathleen Chalfant, Kerry Washington, Lupe Fiasco, Marisa Tomei, Martín Espada, Matt Damon, Michael Ealy, Mike O'Malley, Morgan Freeman, P!nk, Q'orianka Kilcher, Reg E. Cathey, Rich Robinson, Rosario Dawson, Ry Cooder, Sandra Oh, Sean Pen, Staceyann Chin, Van Dyke Parks, Viggo Mortensen.

System Details NotesDVD; NTSC, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

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Arnove, Anthony, 1969-
Zinn, Howard, 1922-2010.
Moore, Chris.
Moorer, Allison.
Bratt, Benjamin, 1963-
Dylan, Bob, 1941-
Springsteen, Bruce.
Robinson, Chris, 1966-
Kirk, Christina.
Glover, Danny.
DMC (Musician)
Strathairn, David.
Cheadle, Don.
Vedder, Eddie.
Yulin, Harris.
Guy, Jasmine.
Legend, John.
Brolin, Josh.
Chalfant, Kathleen, 1945-
Washington, Kerry, 1977-
Fiasco, Lupe.
Tomei, Marisa.
Espada, Martín, 1957-
Damon, Matt.
Ealy, Michael.
O'Malley, Mike, 1966-
Freeman, Morgan.
P!nk, 1979-
Kilcher, Q'Orianka.
Cathey, Reg E.
Robinson, Rich, 1969-
Dawson, Rosario.
Cooder, Ry.
Oh, Sandra, 1971-
Penn, Sean, 1960-
Chin, Staceyann, 1972-
Parks, Van Dyke.
Mortensen, Viggo, 1958-
Zinn, Howard, 1922-2010 People's history of the United States.
Zinn, Howard, 1922-2010 Voices of a people's history of the United States.
First Tuesday Media.
Artfire Films.
Brolin Productions.
Cross River Pictures.
History Channel (Television network)
Arts and Entertainment Network.
New Video Group.
Subject:
Social change -- United States.
Dissenters -- United States.
Political ballads and songs -- United States.
United States -- History.
Index Term - Genre/Form
Documentary television programs.
Historical television programs.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Nonfiction television programs.