I’ve been reading A People’s History of the United States over the past year or so, in between everything else I’ve been reading. Since it’s spring break for me, I’ve been getting through a lot of it, and there’s definitely a reason it’s so popular. It’s one of those books that can seriously change the way you think. Just read this excerpt (yeah, it’s long – go check out the book from a library if you don’t want to read it online!) to see what I mean. This passage affected me a lot.
http://www.historyisaweapon.co…
I’d also suggest reading more about the Wobblies (IWW) if you’re interested. Very interesting organization, and Zinn writes a lot about them in this book.