Readings From Voices Of A People's History Of The United States

Introduction

Introduction

The Devastation Of The Indies: A Brief Account (1542)

Tecumseh's Speech To the Osages (Winter 1811-1812)

Characteristics Of The Early Factory Girls (1898)

The Meaning Of July Fourth For The Negro (July 5, 1852)

The Class That Suffer (February 17, 1865)

On The Eligibility Of Colored Members To Seats In The Georgia Legislature (September 3, 1868)

Susan B. Anthony Addresses Judge Ward Hunt In The United States Of America vs. Susan B. Anthony (June 19, 1873)

Comments On The Moro Massacre (March 12, 1906)

Patriotism: A Menace To Liberty (1908)

The Canton, Ohio, Speech (June 16, 1918)

I Sing Of Olaf Glad And Big (1931)

You Have To Fight For Freedom (1973)

Battle Of Roosevelt (1934)

Then Came The War (1991)

Paul Robeson's Unread Statement Before The House Committee On Un-American Activities (June 12, 1956)

Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, McComb, Mississippi, Petition Against The War In Vietnam (July 28, 1965)

The Problem Is Civil Obedience (November 1970)

Original Text Of Speech To Be Delivered At The Lincoln Memorial (August 28, 1963)

Coming Of Age In Mississippi (1968)

Why We Fight (1988)

Not In Our Son's Name (September 15, 2001)