The People Speak

2009

The People Speak

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Inspired by Howard Zinn's bestseller A People's History of the United States and it's companion book Voices of a People's History of the United States this star studded documentary takes an unguarded look at our nation's decades-long struggle with the pressing issues of war, race, class, and women's rights. Viggo Mortenson, Danny Glover, Marisa Tomei, Matt Damon, and Kerry Washington, and other Hollywood stars stage impassioned readings of historical testimonies by the people who helped to shape our country's socio-political landscape, including Langston Hughes, Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglas, and Bob Dylan. Additional actors assume the roles of labor leaders, civil rights demonstrators, abolitionists, and various other trailblazers who weren't afraid to speak out during some of the more turbulent periods in our nation's history.

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Matt Damon
Josh Brolin
Marisa Tomei
Howard Zinn
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Bruce Springsteen
Chris Robinson
Allison Moorer
Morgan Freeman
David Strathairn
Don Cheadle
Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels
Eddie Vedder
Mike O'Malley
Benjamin Bratt
Jasmine Guy
Harris Yulin
John Legend
Kerry Washington
Christina Kirk
Danny Glover
Lupe Fiasco
Martin Espada
Kathleen Chalfant
Martin Espada
Michael Ealy
P!nk
Q'Orianka Kilcher
Reg E. Cathey
Staceyann Chin
Rich Robinson
Bob Dylan
Rosario Dawson
Rich Robinson
Ry Cooder
Chris Robinson
Sandra Oh
Sean Penn
Staceyanne Chin
Van Dyke Parks
Viggo Mortensen
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