sentences:  "The People Speak", released in 2010, is a documentary movie based on "A People's History of the United States" and inspired by the lives of ordinary people who fought back against oppressive conditions over the course of the history of the United States.The film, narrated by Zinn, includes performances by Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, Viggo Mortensen, Josh Brolin, Danny Glover, Marisa Tomei, Don Cheadle, and Sandra Oh.From 1956 through 1963, Zinn chaired the Department of History and social sciences at Spelman College.