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 Howard Zinn’s classic work, A People’s History of the United States has been read at 92Y on two occasions over the last few years, most recently this past May. From our blog:
Since that first reading at 92Y in 2003, there have been more than 60 performances of Voices of a People’s History in 17 different states. What began here has taken on a life of its own.
And now it has become a television project for the History channel, The People Speak. On a panel recently to discuss the project, TV Squad.com quoted Zinn: “When we did our first reading years ago at the 92nd Street Y (in New York), the reaction was fantastic.”
Matt Damon—who lived next door to Zinn in Cambridge MA—and his Project Greenlight partner Chris Moore, have been trying to bring the book to movie screens for years. Damon told the panel: I have one of first copies (of Zinn’s book) in hardback. It had a huge impact on my life so that’s why I stayed with it. The moment we had any influence in [Hollywood] we tried to get this project off the ground.
Read the full article here.
And Democracy Now has the full audio from that historic reading at 92Y on February 23, 2003.
Upcoming events at 92Y:
How to Change the World with Howard Gardner and Guests: Jane Goodall: Sep 2
The Evolution of God: Religion Through the Ages: Sep 10
The Calculus of Friendship: Alan Alda and Steven Strogatz: Sep 13
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