John Legend to appear in "The People Speak" on the History Channel and in Theaters

On Sunday, December 13, at 8 PM Eastern and
Pacific / 7 PM Central, THE PEOPLE SPEAK -- the
long awaited documentary film inspired by Howard
Zinn's books A People's History of the United
States and, with Anthony Arnove, Voices of a
People's History -- will air on History.

Tune in!

Details at http://www.history.com/peoplespeak

ABOUT THE PEOPLE SPEAK

Using dramatic and musical performances of the
letters, diaries and speeches of everyday
Americans, the documentary feature film THE
PEOPLE SPEAK gives voice to those who spoke up
for social change throughout U.S. history,
forging a nation from the bottom up with their
insistence on equality and justice.

Narrated by acclaimed historian Howard Zinn and
based on his best-selling books, A People's
History of the United States and, with Anthony
Arnove, Voices of a People's History, THE PEOPLE
SPEAK illustrates the relevance of these
passionate historical moments to our society
today and reminds us never to take liberty for
granted.

THE PEOPLE SPEAK is produced by Matt Damon, Josh
Brolin, Chris Moore, Anthony Arnove, and Howard
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" McDaniels, David
Strathairn, Don Cheadle, Eddie Vedder, Harris
Yulin, Jasmine Guy, John Legend, Josh Brolin,
Kathleen Chalfant, Kerry Washington, Lupe Fiasco,
Marisa Tomei, Martín Espada, Matt Damon, Michael
Ealy, Mike O'Malley, Morgan Freeman, Q'orianka
Kilcher, Reg E. Cathey, Rich Robinson, Rosario
Dawson, Sandra Oh, Staceyann Chin, and Viggo
Mortensen.

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