America's War on Poverty(1995)

series - first aired/released 1995-01-16 - audience 8.0

Documentary

Directed by Dante James, Leslie D. Farrell, Paige Martinez, Sam Sills, Susan Bellows, Werner Bundschuh

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.