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Poster for Appalachia: Rich Land, Poor People (1969)

Appalachia: Rich Land, Poor People (1969)

1969 · Short film · 30 min

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Discusses the plight./f Appalachia, explaining that the land is rich with coal, yet its residents exist without adequate food, housing and medical care. Focuses upon eastern Kentucky where mechanization of the mines is replacing people and jobs. Uses interviews with a local family to show how lack of education and working skills makes these residents./ia metadaf the land.

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30 minutes

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