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Essay Archive - Zinn's A People's History of the United States: The Oppressed
Zinn's A People's History of the United States: The Oppressed
Dr. Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States might be
better titled A Proletarian's History of the United States. In the first three
chapters Zinn looks at not only the history of the conquerors, rulers, and
leaders; but also the history of the enslaved, the oppressed, and the led. Like
any American History book covering the time period of 1492 until the early
1760's, A People's History tells the story of the “discovery” of America, early
colonization by European powers, the governing of th....
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