America's War on Poverty (1995)
In the midst of unprecedented national prosperity in the 1960s, poverty was "rediscovered" by American policy makers, media and the public. This series examines how the poor fared during these years and the resultant evolution of foundation and public sector programs addressing the challenges of poverty.
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Episodes
- 1 1. In This Affluent Society1995-01-16 · 51mDuring the early 1960s, hundreds of Kentucky coal miners displaced by automation strike out at their former employers, bombing mines to shut down production. Millions of others dis
- 2 2. Given a Chance1995-01-16 · 54mEarly 1965 is a critical period for President Johnson's war on poverty. Community action programs attract strong opposition from local and state governments. The Head Start program
- 3 3. City of Promise1995-01-17 · 54mIncreasingly, the media and the public equate poverty with inner-city blacks. This program looks at the anger and despair of the poor and the powerless and examines attempts made i
- 4 4. In Service to America1995-01-17 · 55mThis episode tells the stories of Legal Services and VISTA, two programs that combined individual action with the idea of volunteerism. Lawyers team up with migrant farm workers in
- 5 5. My Brother's Keeper1995-01-18 · 54mThe Nixon Administration and the National Welfare Rights Organization (NWRO), in a surprising partnership, bring the nation to the brink of overhauling the federal Social Security
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Lynne ThigpenSelf - Narrator (voice)You might also like
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