On Sunday, the History Channel airs the documentary The People Speak,
inspired by Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States: 1492
to the Present (Harper Perennial, $18.95, 9780060838652/0060838655) and by the book he co-wrote with Anthony Arnove, Voices of a People's History (Seven Stories, $21.95, 9781583226285/1583226281).
In
the film, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Marisa Tomei, Josh Brolin, Danny
Glover and others recreate the emotional impact of moments and voices
in history that are excluded and underrepresented in traditional
history teachings. The film includes historical footage, music and
narrations by Ben Affleck and Howard Zinn.
