The Nation: Howard Zinn's "The People Speak" -- on TV this Sunday

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Howard Zinn's "The People Speak" -- on TV this Sunday
posted by Jon Wiener on 12/08/2009 @ 10:02am


The first time Howard Zinn's now-classic book "A People's History of the United States" appeared on TV was in "The Sopranos" on HBO, when Tony's teenage son A.J. came home from school with a copy of the book and told his parents that, according to Zinn, Columbus was a slaveowner and murderer. Tony got mad, and replied, "In this house Columbus is a hero. End of story!"

That was 1999. This Sunday, Dec. 13, Zinn's "The People Speak" – the documentary inspired by his books "A People's History" and "Voices of a People's History," will be broadcast on the History channel at 8 PM/7 Central.

The documentary "gives voice to those who spoke up for social change throughout U.S. history," says Anthony Arnove, who produced and co-directed the show. The featured voices "forged a nation from the bottom up with their insistence on equality and justice" and "remind us never to take liberty for granted."

The History channel is best-known for WWII documentaries, which has earned it the nickname "the Hitler channel." "The People Speak" made it onto this unlikely site apparently because of the irresistible actors who appear in the documentary, including Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Danny Glover, Marisa Tomei, Morgan Freeman, and Sandra Oh, along with music performances by Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Eddie Vedder, among others. ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.thenation.com/blogs/notion/504250/howard_zinn_s_the_people_speak_on_tv_this_sunday

[L0oniX]

1. K & R for Howard Zinn

[rurallib]

2. history on the History Channel

will wonders never cease?

[Le Taz Hot]

3. K & R

It's so seldom there's anything worthwhile to watch on TV.

[rhett o rick]

4. R-7. I have the book but have always felt I would get depressed if I ever read it.

[izzybeans]

5. Matt Damon reads A People's History in the "book on tape" version

I'm not going to miss this.

[Better Believe It]

6. A big K & R Now this is "must see" TV!

[tilsammans]

7. Just saw Zinn interviewed on the Today Show

:patriot: He's one of my heroes.

Now I've gotta find someone who gets the History Channel. Or hope I can find a link to the show after it's aired.