In partnership with National Nurses United

The People Speak is a set of dramatic readings of selected testimonies—speeches, letters, poems, songs, petitions, and manifestos—of people throughout U.S. history who struggled against slavery, racism, war, oppression, and exploitation, and who articulated a vision for a better world. The People Speak was inspired by Howard Zinn’s legendary book A People’s History of the United States, and its companion text, Voices of a People’s History of the United States.

Narrated by Anthony Arnove and Haley Pessin

Featuring:

Abigail Breslin

Rosario Dawson

Michael Ealy

Aisha Hinds

Tatiana Maslany

Arian Moayed

Andre Royo

Nico Santos

Wallace Shawn

and Hayley Gene Penner and the tall tall buildings