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A People's History of the United States: Dramatic Reading
of Howard Zinn's Classic Work
A People's History of the United States: Dramatic
Reading of Howard Zinn's Classic Work
This weekend is a national holiday commemorating July 4th
when American colonies declared their independence from England
in 1776. While many in the US hang flags, attend parades and
watch fireworks, Independence Day is not a cause of celebration
for everyone.
For Native Americans it is a bitter reminder of colonialism,
which brought disease, genocide and the destruction of their
culture and way of life.
For African Americans Independence Day did not extend to
them. While white colonists were declaring their freedom from
the crown, that liberation was not shared with millions of
Africans who were captured, beaten, separated from their families
and forced into slavery thousands of miles from home.
Today we’ll hear excerpts of Howard Zinn’s classic
work: A People’s History of the United States. It was
first published 24 years ago. The millionth copy of the book
was recently sold.
To celebrate this feat, the great historian gathered with
a group of actors, writers and editors for a public reading
of the book at the 92nd Street Y in New York. The cast included
Alice Walker, Kurt Vonnegut, Danny Glover and James Earl Jones.
For a copy of today’s program, call 1 (800) 881 2359.
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