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Liberals, take note: Christmas comes early this year, when the History channel premieres its new telefilm The People Speak. Debuting Sunday, Dec. 13, at 8 p.m.(est), the movie is based on the classic liberal tome A People’s History of the United States, by Howard Zinn.
 
With an A-List of actors reading historical texts and letters by real Americans who, in their lifetimes, actually struggled and fought for democracy, the film offers an historical view of America, from the perspective of the underdog.
 
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