Actress Lili Taylor reads the words of Susan B. Anthony as she addressed the court at her appeal for the conviction of knowingly voting without lawfully having the right to vote in June of 1873. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove) May 2, 2007 in New York, New York.
LOVE THAT LILI
MrVampiredog 3 days ago
"Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God." Give 'em hell, Ms. Anthony!
cranky1chick 5 months ago
@MultiSmartass1 I'll admit this is probably more realistic.
moonlily1 1 year ago
@moonlily1 On that I can agree. However, I do like this version because of its formality.
MultiSmartass1 1 year ago
@MultiSmartass1 there's that, yes; the leo/brolin version was more entertaining to watch.
moonlily1 1 year ago
@moonlily1 I don't necessarily agree. Leo and Brolin presented the material differently.
Taylor and Shawn are reading it more like a congressional hearing than a court case really. More formal than overtly emotional.
MultiSmartass1 1 year ago
it was read better by melissa leo and josh brolin.
moonlily1 1 year ago
The forcefulness in Susan B. Anthony words portray the unjustified frustrations induced by a male dominate society. Viewing this issue (women rights) now helps illustrate the difficulties and huge hurdles that women rights had to overcome and may still have to achieve. It is a quite different world now but, it would not have been so without the inspiration from the justified rebellious act of Susan B. Anthony and others.
68mills2006 1 year ago
prilivage?
cucumberzr4chumpz 2 years ago
This is one of the classic speeches in American History. But I feel the reading is much too "actressy". SBA was a relentless, hardnosed, totally committed reformer. She would have burst forth with great impatience and righteous indignation. She would have spoken loud and fast I believe. She was a giant, and this greatness of character is not illustrated by Taylor's portrayal.
Natelevin 2 years ago