Documentary Night: "A People's History of the United States"

"Between 1900 and 1920, more than 14 million immigrants arrived in the United States. They came fleeing poverty or war, racism or religious persecution. They dreamed of a promised land, of wealth, or simply of a better life. The New World opened its arms wide to the poor and huddled masses of the Old : its unwanted, its fugitives, and even a few utopians. Howard Zinn tells the story of those who have no voice in official History: Slaves, Indians, deserters, textile workers, union mean. With the tremendous success of his book, A People's History of the United States, Howard Zinn radically changed the way Americans see themselves. Noam Chomsky claims that Zinn literally transformed a generation's conscience. In this documentary, Zinn's book is brought to life, and the story retold.