Allison Moorer

Catch a first look at the performances from the HISTORY special, The People Speak. Here, David Strathairn performs Thoreau's Civil Disobedience. The People Speak premieres on HISTORY December 13!

Catch a first look at the HISTORY special, The People Speak. Here, Don Cheadle performs Black Hawk's Surrender Speech . The People Speak premieres on HISTORY December 13!

Catch a first look at the performances from the HISTORY special, The People Speak. Here, Jasmine Guy performs Sylvia Wood's 'You have to Fight for Freedom.' The People Speak premieres on HISTORY December 13!

Catch a first look at the HISTORY special, The People Speak. Here, Rosario Dawson performs a letter from Yolanda Hewitt Vaughn. The People Speak premieres on HISTORY December 13!

Catch a first look at the HISTORY special, The People Speak. Here, Marisa Tomei performs Harriet Hanson Robinson's 'Characteristics of the Early Factory Girls' . The People Speak premieres on HISTORY on December 13!

Catch a first look at the performances from the HISTORY special, The People Speak. Here, Sandra Oh performs Emma Goldman's view on patriotism. The People Speak premieres on HISTORY December 13!

Tensions between the Soviet-sponsored Polish government and the opposition reach a boiling point.

LABOR DAY dramatically reveals the largely unknown story of how one union, thousands of activists, and a commitment to change turned Election Day into Labor Day. LABOR DAY relives the passion and excitement of this moment in American history with vibrant, cross-country footage from the Presidential campaign conventions, concerts, rallies, speeches, door-to-door canvassing, and interviews with union members and prominent politicians about their hopes for a better future. The film features a Who s Who in American politics, journalism and entertainment, including clips from the 2008 campaign with Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Joe Biden, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, and Sarah Palin; interviews with prominent journalists, including Jon Alter (Newsweek), Karen Tumulty (Time), and Ted Koppel, as well as with political figures Gov. Bill Richardson, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, and Rep. George Miller. The film also features appearances and interviews with entertainment figures Mos Def, Tom Morello, Steve Earle, Allison Moorer, and hip hop phenoms Atmosphere and The Pharcyde.