America's War on Poverty - Season 1 Episode 4 In Service to America

Name: America's War on Poverty
Genre: Documentary
Released: 18 Jan 1995
Rating: 8.00
Cast: Lynne Thigpen

1995-01-18 United States of America 48 minutes.

8.00 1 votes

Documentary poverty poor

Episodes
Info
Cast

Season - Episode

1 Season 1 Jan 16, 1995

1 - 1

In This Affluent Society Jan 16, 1995
1 - 2

Given a Chance Jan 16, 1995
1 - 3

City of Promise Jan 17, 1995
1 - 4

In Service to America Jan 17, 1995
1 - 5

My Brother's Keeper Jan 18, 1995

Overview

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.

Year 1995

Studio PBS

Director

Crew Brian Keane (Original Music Composer), Terry Kay Rockefeller (Producer), Henry Hampton (Executive Producer), Nik Bariluk (Original Music Composer), Michael Chin (Director of Photography)

Popularity 1.0677

Language English