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The people speak / First Tuesday Media presents ; in association with Artfire Films ; Brolin Productions ; Cross River Pictures ; Gravestar Investments ; Membrain ; the Johnson-Roessler Company ; Tunnel Inc. ; directed by Chris Moore, Anthony Arnove, Howard Zinn ; adapted and written by Anthony Arnove, Howard Zinn ; produced by Dan Abrams [and 8 others].

[New York] : A & E Television Networks, [2010]

[New York] : Distributed by New Video.

©2010

1 videodisc (113 min.) : DVD video, sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

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A look at social change throughout history, as seen through the music, poetry, speeches, and manifestos of rebels, dissenters, and visionaries from our past - and present - including Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Bob Dylan, Langston Hughes, Chief Joseph, Muhammad Ali, along with unknown veterans, union workers, abolitionists, and many others never featured in high school textbooks. Celebrates the extraordinary possibilities for creating social change that ordinary people have realized throughout the course of our nation's rich but often ignored history of dissent and protest.

Social change -- United States.

Dissenters -- United States.

Protest literature, American.

Protest poetry, American.

Political ballads and songs -- United States.

United States -- History.

Documentary television programs.

Historical television programs.

Nonfiction television programs.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Television programs.

Biographies.

Moore, Chris (Film producer), film director.

Arnove, Anthony, 1969- film director, screenwriter.

Zinn, Howard, 1922-2010, film director, screenwriter, narrator.

Abrams, Dan, 1966- film producer.

Sacco, Tony, director of photograhy.

Baerwald, David, composer (expression)

Higuera, Yesenia, editor of moving image work.

Berry, Jon, editor of moving image work.

Bratt, Benjamin, 1963- performer.

Brolin, Josh., performer.

Cathey, Reg E., performer.

Chalfant, Kathleen, 1945- performer.

Cheadle, Don., performer.

Chin, Staceyann, 1972- performer.

Cooder, Ry., performer.

Damon, Matt., performer.

Dawson, Rosario., performer.

Dylan, Bob, 1941- performer.

Ealy, Michael., performer.

Espada, Martín, 1957- performer.

Fiasco, Lupe., performer.

Freeman, Morgan., performer.

Glover, Danny., performer.

Guy, Jasmine., performer.

Kilcher, Q'Orianka., performer.

Kirk, Christina, 1970- performer.

Legend, John., performer.

DMC (Musician), performer.

Moorer, Allison., performer.

Mortensen, Viggo, 1958- performer.

Oh, Sandra, 1971- performer.

O'Malley, Mike, 1966- performer.

Parks, Van Dyke., performer.

Penn, Sean, 1960- performer.

P!nk, 1979- performer.

Robinson, Chris, 1938-2025 performer.

Robinson, Rich, 1969- performer.

Springsteen, Bruce., performer.

Strathairn, David., performer.

Tomei, Marisa., performer.

Vedder, Eddie., performer.

Washington, Kerry, 1977- performer.

Yulin, Harris., performer.

Motion picture adaptation of (work): Zinn, Howard, 1922-2010. People's history of the United States.

Motion picture adaptation of (work): Zinn, Howard, 1922-2010. Voices of a people's history of the United States.

First Tuesday Media (Firm), presenter.

Artfire Films, production company.

Brolin Productions, production company.

Cross River Pictures, production company.

Gravestar Investments (Firm), production company.

Membrain (Firm), production company.

Johnson-Roessler Company, production company.

Tunnel Inc., production company.

History Channel (Television network), broadcaster.

Arts and Entertainment Network, film distributor.

New Video Group., film distributor.

Title from container.

Inspired by the book "A people's history of the United States" by Howard Zinn and "Voices of a people's history of the United States" edited with Anthony Arnove.

Originally produced for television in 2009 for History Channel.

Special features: Behind-the-scenes at the Cutler Majestic Theatre (12 min.); Celebrity interviews.

Music by David Baerwald ; director of photography, Tony Sacco ; edited by Yesenia Higuera, Jon Berry.

Narrator, Howard Zinn ; dramatic and musical performers: Benjamin Bratt, Josh Brolin, Reg E. Cathey, Kathleen Chalfant, Don Cheadle, Staceyann Chin, Ry Cooder, Matt Damon, Rosario Dawson, Bob Dylan, Michael Ealy, Martín Espada, Lupe Fiasco, Morgan Freeman, Danny Glover, Jasmine Guy, Q'orianka Kilcher, Christina Kirk, John Legend, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, Allison Moorer, Viggo Mortensen, Sandra Oh, Mike O'Malley, Van Dyke Parks, Sean Penn, P!nk, Chris Robinson, Rich Robinson, Bruce Springsteen, David Strathairn, Marisa Tomei, Eddie Vedder, Kerry Washington, Harris Yulin.

DVD; region 1, NTSC; fullscreen; Dolby Digital 5.1/surround.

Includes public performance rights.

Closed-captioned.

Different interests -- Imbalance of power -- Enslavement and segregation -- Acts of defiance -- Women's declaration -- Right to choose -- Economic justice -- Nation in rebellion -- Socialism -- Some day -- Constant expansion -- Patriotism -- Justification of expansion -- Care to act.

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