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Poverty in Rural America

A 1965 Film from the US Department of Agriculture

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Poverty in Rural America

By: US Department of Agriculture
Narrated by: US Department of Agriculture
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The 1965 film Poverty in Rural America by the U.S. Department of Agriculture offers a documentary portrait of impoverished rural communities across the United States during the early years of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s "War on Poverty." The film highlights the economic and social hardships faced by families in isolated regions, including Appalachia, the rural South, Native American reservations, and agricultural areas in the Southwest.

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Social Classes & Economic Disparity Sociology
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