Historian Howard Zinn's A People’s History of the United States tells American history from the bottom up, shifting focus from presidents and generals to the street, the home, and the workplace. Zinn uses the words and experiences of women, factory workers, African Americans, Native Americans, the working poor, and immigrant laborers to retell national events.
Covering Christopher Columbus's arrival through President Clinton's first term, the book traces grassroots campaigns and conflicts: fights for a fair wage, an eight-hour workday, child labor laws, health and safety standards, universal suffrage, women's rights, and racial equality, often met with bloody resistance.
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The narrative begins with Christopher Columbus's arrival and extends through President Clinton's first term. Zinn centers ordinary people and grassroots movements against political and economic elites. The focus is on social conflict and struggle over wages, labor conditions, voting rights, and racial and gender equality. Expect a historical account that emphasizes events and perspectives from below rather than presidential or military leadership.
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G-NRIS™ identifies A People's History of the United States primarily as History, Non-fiction, and Social Justice. Its strongest themes include Grassroots Movements, Marginalized Voices, Labor Rights, Racial Equality, and Women's Rights. Prominent narrative patterns include History from the Bottom Up, Social Struggle, and Corrective History.
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