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 these colonies, and the rising
discontent of the colonists towards their leaders. Zinn, however, stresses the
role of a number of groups and ideas that most books neglect or skim over: the
plight of the Native Americans that had their numbers reduced by up to 90% by
European invasion, the equality of these peoples in many regards to their
European counterparts, the importation of slaves into America and their......
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