The People Speak in Boston — And It’s a Smashing Success

A pilot television documentary of A People’s History of the United States and Voices of a People’s History of the United States was recently filmed in Boston.
Performers at the live performances included:

Howard Zinn
Martín Espada
Christina Kirk
Danny Glover
Darryl McDaniels (DMC)
David Strathairn
Harris Yullin
Jasmine Guy
John Legend
Josh Brolin
Kathleen Chalfant
Kerry Washington
Marisa Tomei
Michael Ealy
Michael O’Malley
Q’orianka Kilcher
Reg E. Cathey
Staceyann Chin
Viggo Mortensen

News, audio, and video on this historic event is available below:

Dramatic Voices of Dissent
Celebrities film Zinn’s’The People Speak’
By Sue Katz
Alternet
January 26, 2008
http://www.alternet.org/story/74993

‘People’s History’ Film Project Draws Stars, Drama
by Andrea Shea
All Things Considered (Audio)
January 22, 2008
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18316974

History Rocks
Zinn’s people’s history comes to life, and song
By Jim Sullivan
The Boston Phoenix
January 15, 2008
href=’http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid54513.aspx

Filming ‘A People’s History’
By Andrea Shea
WBUR Boston
January 15, 2008
http://www.wbur.org/news/2008/74044_20080115.asp

‘The People’ Will Speak
Stars read Zinn’s works
Howard Zinn interviewed by Pat Healy
January 8, 2008
http://www.metrobostonnews.com/us/article/2008/01/08/00/2715-72/index.xm…

The People Speak: press conference video
Hollywood Stars Make History in Boston
January 9, 2008
http://wbztv.com/video.html?id=51636@wbz.dayport.com

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