Viggo Mortensen reads Bartolomé de Las Casas Viggo Mortensen reads Bartolomé de Las Casas
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Video duration: 528 seconds

Actor Viggo Mortensen reads the words of missionary Bartolome de Las Casas who traveled to the America's at the same time at Chirstopher Columbus. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove) October 5th, 2005 in Los Angeles, California.

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Mos Def Reads Malcolm X Mos Def Reads Malcolm X
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Video duration: 328 seconds

Hip hop, rap and spoken word artist Mos Def reads Malcolm X's "Message to the Grass Roots" on November 9, 2006. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn
and Anthony Arnove)
http://www.amazon .com/Voices-Peoples- History-United-State s/dp/1583226281
or
http://www.sevens tories.com/book/?GCO I=58322100666900

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Alice Walker reads Sojourner Truth Alice Walker reads Sojourner Truth
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Video duration: 193 seconds

Poet Alice Walker reads the 1851 speech of abolitionist Sojourner Truth. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove,) Novemeber 11, 2006 in Berkeley, California.

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Kerry Washington reads Sojourner Truth Kerry Washington reads Sojourner Truth
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Video duration: 189 seconds

Actress Kerry Washington reads the 1851 speech of abolitionist Sojourner Truth. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove) October 5, 2005 in Los Angeles California.

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Steve Earle sings Woody Guthrie\ Steve Earle sings Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land"
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Video duration: 277 seconds

Musician Steve Earle sings Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land." Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove) Berkeley, California on November 11, 2006.

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Danny Glover Reads Frederick Douglass Danny Glover Reads Frederick Douglass
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Video duration: 365 seconds

Actor Danny Glover reads abolitionist Frederick Douglass's "Fourth of July Speech, 1852" on October 5, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove.)

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Sandra Oh reads Emma Goldman Sandra Oh reads Emma Goldman
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Video duration: 246 seconds

Actress Sandra Oh reads the speech given by anarchist Emma Goldman in San Francisco before the United States entered WWI. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States given October 5, 2005 in Los Angeles California (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove.)

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Danny Glover reads Langston Hughes \"Ballad of Roosevelt\" Danny Glover reads Langston Hughes "Ballad of Roosevelt"
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Video duration: 108 seconds

Actor Danny Glover reads Langston Hughes's epic 1934 poem "Ballad of Roosevelt." Part of a May 2, 2007, reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove)
http://www.amazon .com/Voices-Peoples- History-United-State s/d p/1583226281
or
http://www.sevens tories.com/book/?GCO I=58322100666900

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John Sayles reads Bartolome de Las Casas John Sayles reads Bartolome de Las Casas
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Video duration: 281 seconds

Film maker and writer John Sayles reads the words of missionary Bartolome de Las Casas who traveled to the America's at the same time at Chirstopher Columbus. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove,) May 2, 2007 in New York, New York.

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Wallace Shawn reads Howard Zinn Wallace Shawn reads Howard Zinn
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Video duration: 554 seconds

Actor Wallace Shawn reads the speech of historian Howard Zinn given at Johns Hopkins University on Civil Disobedience, November 1970. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove,) May 2, 2007 in New York, NY.

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Allison Moorer sings Yip Harburg\ Allison Moorer sings Yip Harburg's "Brother Can You Spare...
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Video duration: 131 seconds

Singer Allison Moorer sings Yip Harburg's 1932 "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" Part of a May 2, 2007, reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove)
http://www.amazon .com/Voices-Peoples- History-United-State s/d p/1583226281
or
http://www.sevens tories.com/book/?GCO I=58322100666900

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Benjamin Bratt reads Orlando and Phyllis Rodriguez Benjamin Bratt reads Orlando and Phyllis Rodriguez
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Video duration: 151 seconds

Benjamin Bratt reads Orlando and Phyllis Rodriguez's letter, "Not in Our Son's Name," distributed to the media on September 15, 2001. Part of a reading of Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove) at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA on February 1, 2007.

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Alfre Woodard reads Sojourner Truth Alfre Woodard reads Sojourner Truth
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Video duration: 224 seconds

Alfre Woodard reads "Ain't I a Woman?", a speech delivered by abolitionist Sojourner Truth at the Women's Convention in 1851. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove,)February 1, 2007 at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA.

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Steve Earle reads Bartolomeo Vanzetti Steve Earle reads Bartolomeo Vanzetti
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Video duration: 154 seconds

Musician reads the words of Bartolomeo Vanzetti from his final sentencing April 9, 1927. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn
and Anthony Arnove,) Berkeley, California on November 11, 2006

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Q\ Q'Orianka Kilcher reads Chief Joseph
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Video duration: 343 seconds

Q'Orianka Kilcher reads Chief Joseph's account of his 1879 trip to Washington, DC. Part of a reading of Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove) at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA on February 1, 2007.

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Sandra Oh reads Yuri Kochiyama Sandra Oh reads Yuri Kochiyama
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Video duration: 290 seconds

Actress Sandra Oh reads the speech given by Yuri Kochiyama who was held in a Japanese internment camp during WWII. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States given October 5, 2005 in Los Angeles California (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove.)

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Danny Glover reads Langston Hughes \"Montage of a Dream...\" Danny Glover reads Langston Hughes "Montage of a Dream..."
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Video duration: 40 seconds

Actor Danny Glover reads from Langston Hughes's poem "Montage of a Dream Deferred." Part of a May 2, 2007, reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove)
http://www.amazon .com/Voices-Peoples- History-United-State s/d p/1583226281
or
http://www.sevens tories.com/book/?GCO I=58322100666900

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Josh Brolin Reads John Brown Josh Brolin Reads John Brown
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Video duration: 237 seconds

Actor Josh Brolin reads abolitionist John Brown's words as he addresses the court in his own defense, October 5, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove.)

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Marisa Tomei reads Cindy Sheehan Marisa Tomei reads Cindy Sheehan
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Video duration: 503 seconds

Actress Marisa Tomei reads the speech given by Cindy Sheehan at the 2004 Vertern's for Peace Conference after her son Casey died serving in Iraq. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States given October 5, 2005 in Los Angeles California (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove.)

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Q\ Q'Orianka Kilcher reads Rita Lasar
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Video duration: 406 seconds

Q'Orianka Kilcher reads Rita Lasar's essay, " To Avoid Another September 11, U.S. Must Join the World." Lasar is the founder of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows. Part of a reading of Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove) at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA on February 1, 2007.

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Mark Ruffalo reads Eugene Debs Mark Ruffalo reads Eugene Debs
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Video duration: 272 seconds

Actor Mark Ruffalo reads union leader Eugene Debs' famous "Canton, Ohio" speech. Part of a reading of Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove) at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA on Feb 1, 2007.

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Kerry Washington reads Maria Stewart Kerry Washington reads Maria Stewart
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Video duration: 166 seconds

Actress Kerry Washington reads the 1833 speech of abolitionist Maria Stewart. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove,) October 5, 2005 in Los Angeles, California.

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