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Binding: Audio CD
Dewey Decimal Number: 973
EAN: 9781583227527
Format: Audiobook
ISBN: 1583227520
Label: Seven Stories Press
Manufacturer: Seven Stories Press
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: November 01, 2006
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Studio: Seven Stories Press
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The most bold and empowered words of America's past are resurrected here by some of the leading voices of the present. Inspired and heartrending, Howard Zinn, Anthony Arnove, John Sayles, Sarah Jones, Paul Robeson Jr., Lili Taylor, Wallace Shawn, Leslie Silva, and Brian Jones perform the rousing words of dissent that have shaped and quickened the pulse of a nation.
This audio CD consists of twenty-one readings thoughtfully selected by Zinn and Arnove from Voices of a People's History of the United States, the long-awaited primary source companion to Zinn's seminal A People's History of the United States. Among them, a spirited Lili Taylor as a willful Susan B. Anthony objects to her arrest for "knowingly voting without having a lawful right to vote," Paul Robeson Jr. delivers his father's unread statement before the House Un-American Activities Committee from the height of the McCarthy era, and Sarah Jones reads Native American resister and Shawnee leader Tecumseh's stirring appeal to the Osage people to unite against colonial forces.
At times heartwarming, other times wrenching, but always moving, these lively renditions bring the brazen spirit of rebellion into your living room.
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"Readings From Voices of a People's History of the United States" is one of the most entertaining CDs I have listened to in a long time. I know, I know, you're thinking "Didn't you just say HISTORY? Yawn!" but it's true - this CD really is entertaining.
If you ever listen to recorded books, you know that the choice of reader makes a huge difference to your enjoyment. Here, the producers of this CD made excellent choices, with most of the cast of readers also contributing acting talent to their roles.
I have read and even heard Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?" more times than I can remember, but have never enjoyed it as much as this reading by Kerry Washington. As I worked to get out the votes in our recent historic election, I listened and relistened to Christina Kirk and Josh Brolin re-enacting Susan B. Anthony's address to Judge Ward Hunt and Hunt's futile attempts to silence her during her trial for "knowingly voting without having a lawful right to ... Read More
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People who know me, and my familiarity with the Washington, DC tourist market, know that I've argued that tourists, particularly young ones, in the nation's capital feel comfortable with "founding fathers" being Disney characters, and our history being a litany of one victory after another over savages, and foriegners not up to our standards.
It's impossible for any honest person to not challenge that sort of fairy tale.
Around thirty years ago, I read Zinn's "A People's History of the United States." First, for those who think that's some kind of Marxist diatribe (before the word "liberal" was made dirty by some of your favorite rightwing talk show demagogues), it isn't. Many have reminded us over the centuries that history is often written by the victor. So there is an inherent bias of the victor toward his or her objectives. Zinn's book challenges some of that. It's well researched, well thought out, not just leftie diatribes. So to this day I recommend it. ... Read More
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