America's Crises; Cities and the Poor. Part 2

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Title:
America's Crises; Cities and the Poor. Part 2
Description:
This is the second of a two-part study in the America?s Crises series on poverty in the cities. This program will focus on the actions of the poor trying to break out of their life of poverty and the reactions this has had among the established local governmental bodies and on the middle class. The program will deal with the War on poverty and particularly the conflict over the Community Action program. While specifically focusing on Los Angeles and Chicago ? two cities which recently have been the scenes of bloodshed ? the hour-long program reflects what is occurring in every major city in the country. The program explores the rise of militant groups which had their birth in the civil rights movement and their maturation in the war on poverty. The program reports on how these militant factions are gaining a voice by calling upon the nation?s poor to organize ? to demand a police on school boards, in welfare agencies, and on police review boards. The voice is against the status quo and the so-called ?power structure,? and the demand is to be heard now. The program reports how some of these militant groups are helping the poor, while others are merely exploiting them. There is actual film footage of protest demonstrations in Los Angeles earlier this year over the firing of poverty workers by Mrs. Opal Jones, director of the Neighborhood Adult Participation Project. Mrs. Jones, who represents the established settlement house, is interviewed and reflects on what the demonstrations manifest. Among those appearing in the program are Luster Miller, director of a militant private group in California; and Mrs. Mary Henry, a participant at the recent White House Conference on Civil Rights and a worker with the Los Angeles Poverty Program. This is the second of a two-part study in the America's Crises series on poverty in the cities. This program will focus on the actions of the poor trying to break out of their life of poverty and the reactions this has had among the established local governmental bodies and on the middle class. The program will deal with the War on poverty and particularly the conflict over the Community Action program. While specifically focusing on Los Angeles and Chicago - two cities which recently have been the scenes of bloodshed - the hour-long program reflects what is occurring in every major city in the country. The program explores the rise of militant groups which had their birth in the civil rights movement and their maturation in the war on poverty. The program reports on how these militant factions are gaining a voice by calling upon the nation's poor to organize - to demand a police on school boards, in welfare agencies, and on police review boards. The voice is against the status quo and the so-called "power structure," and the demand is to be heard now. The program reports how some of these militant groups are helping the poor, while others are merely exploiting them. There is actual film footage of protest demonstrations in Los Angeles earlier this year over the firing of poverty workers by Mrs. Opal Jones, director of the Neighborhood Adult Participation Project. Mrs. Jones, who represents the established settlement house, is interviewed and reflects on what the demonstrations manifest. Among those appearing in the program are Luster Miller, director of a militant private group in California; and Mrs. Mary Henry, a participant at the recent White House Conference on Civil Rights and a worker with the Los Angeles Poverty Program. America's Crises: The Cities and the Poor is a 1966 production of the National Educational Television. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche) America's Crises is a documentary series exploring sociological topics such as parenting, education, religion, public health, and poverty in American culture and the experiences of different people in American society. The series consists of 19 hour-long episodes.
Production company:
National Educational Television and Radio Center
Producer:
Karayn, Jim, 1933-1996
Director:
Karayn, Jim, 1933-1996
Reporter:
Niven, Paul
Date:
1966
Format:
Film/Video
Genre:
Documentary
Location:
Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive
Collection (local):
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Collection
Series:
Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive > America's Crises
Subjects:
Social Issues
Extent:
00:59:30
Link to Item:
https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-75-032280xs
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Notes:
Episode Number: 19