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America's War on Poverty

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S1 · E1 · Jan 16, 1995

In This Affluent Society Episode 1

During 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 displaced by machines across Appalachia and the rural South head north to begin a new life in Chicago. This episode reports on these stories of desperation and hope and explores the origins of America's war on poverty.

54 min

S1 · E2 · Jan 16, 1995

Given a Chance Episode 2

Early 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 is created to provide poor children with adequate nutrition, health care and the educational advantages that other American children enjoy. The program looks at Head Start in Mississippi, America's poorest state.

54 min

S1 · E3 · Jan 17, 1995

City of Promise Episode 3

Increasingly, 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 in Newark, New Jersey, to reclaim the inner city through public/private partnerships.

55 min

S1 · E4 · Jan 17, 1995

In Service to America Episode 4

This 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 California to fight for better working conditions and benefits, and VISTA volunteers and coal miners unite against strip mining companies in the Appalachians.

54 min

S1 · E5 · Jan 18, 1995

My Brother's Keeper Episode 5

The 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 system and replacing welfare with a guaranteed income for all citizens.

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America's War on Poverty

Season 1

In This Affluent Society Episode 1

Given a Chance Episode 2

City of Promise Episode 3

In Service to America Episode 4

My Brother's Keeper Episode 5

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America's War on Poverty

Season 1

In This Affluent Society Episode 1

Given a Chance Episode 2

City of Promise Episode 3

In Service to America Episode 4

My Brother's Keeper Episode 5

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