Voices of a People's History of the United States ( ISBN ) is an anthology edited by Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove. First released in 2004 by Seven Stories Press, Voices is the primary source companion to Zinn's A People's History of the United States. The book parallels A People's History in structure and is made up of various primary sources with short introductions to those sources. Seven Stories Press released an updated edition with a new chapter in November 2009.[1] In the introduction, Zinn explains his motivation for the book: I want to point out that people who seem to have no power, whether working people, people of color, or women—once they organize and protest and create movements—have a voice no government can suppress. Among the writings, speeches, poems, songs and other sources included in the book are selections by Chief Joseph, Frederick Douglass, Henry David Thoreau, John Brown, Mary Harris Mother Jones, Upton Sinclair, Emma Goldman, Joe Hill, Eugene V. Debs, Langston Hughes, John Steinbeck, Malcolm X, Alice Walker, Martin Luther King, Jr., Allen Ginsberg, Assata Shakur, Angela Davis, Leonard Peltier, Noam Chomsky, César Chávez, Abbie Hoffman, Mumia Abu- Jamal, Julia Butterfly Hill and many others. The People Speak[edit] In 2009, the documentary film The People Speak was released. Narrated by Zinn, the film uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries, and speeches of everyday Americans, based on Zinn's Voices of a People's History of the United States.[2] The People Speak was produced by Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Chris Moore, Arnove, and Zinn, co-directed by Moore, Arnove and Zinn, and features dramatic and musical performances by Allison Moorer, Benjamin Bratt, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Robinson, Christina Kirk, Danny Glover, Darryl DMC Mc Daniels, David Strathairn, Don Cheadle, Eddie Vedder, Harris Yulin.
In this Teaching Guide, Gayle Olson- Raymer provides insight into how to use the remarkable anthology Voices of a People's History of the United States in the classroom, including discussion, exam, and essay questions, creative ideas for in-class activities and group projects, and suggestions. With selected chapters written by Humboldt County AP teachers: Jack Bareilles ( Mc Kinleyville High School Natalia Boettcher ( South Fork High School Mike Benbow ( Fortuna High School Ron Perry ( Eureka High School Robin Pickering, Jennifer Rosebrook ( Arcata High School Colby Smart ( Ferndale High School and Robert Standish ( South Fork High School). A teachers guide to Voices of A People's History of the United States. Looking for more teaching activities and ideas to bring to classrooms? Check out the Zinn Education Project for free teaching ideas and resources related to Howard Zinn's work and to rethinking education in America. If you would like to receive a FREE PDF copy of this teaching guide, please add the digital download to your shopping cart and proceed to checkout. You will be asked for an email and billing address. You will not be required to send credit card information unless you are purchasing other products. The PDF will be sent to you shortly. REVIEWS Pick up the book, open it to any page, and start reading. Its impossible not to find something that could be used in a social studies or language arts class A stunning new volume. — Bill Bigelow, Rethinking Schools About Gayle Olson- Raymer GAYLE OLSON- RAYMER is a professor at Humboldt State University.
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