by Howard Zinn (Author), Anthony Arnove (Author)
Selected testimonies to living history--speeches, letters, poems, songs--offered by the people who make history happen, but are often left out of history books: women, workers, nonwhites. Featuring introductions to the original texts by Howard Zinn.
New voices featured in this 10th Anniversary Edition include Chelsea Manning, speaking after her 35-year prison sentence); Naomi Klein, speaking from the Occupy Wall Street encampment in Liberty Square; a member of Dream Defenders, a youth organization that confronts systemic racial inequality; members of the Undocumented Youth movement, who occupied, marched, and demonstrated in support of the DREAM Act; a member of the Day Laborers movement; Chicago Teachers Union strikers; and several critics of the Obama administration, including Glenn Greenwald, on governmental secrecy.
Author Biography
The visionary historical work of professor, historian, and activist HOWARD ZINN (1922-2010) is widely considered one of the most important and influential of our era. In his books, including the legendary best-selling A People's History of the United States and numerous other titles, Zinn affirms the power of the people to influence the course of events.
ANTHONY ARNOVE is the author of
Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal, editor of
Iraq Under Siege and
The Essential Chomsky, and coauthor, with Howard Zinn, of Voices of
A People's History of the United States and
Terrorism and War.
Number of Pages: 704
Dimensions: 1.78 x 8.75 x 5.43 IN
Publication Date: November 11, 2014
