Poverty in Rural America

Poverty in Rural America

Rejissyor: U.S. Department of Agriculture. Shows Americans living in mountain hollows, at the end of rutted dirt roads, and in bypassed communities as they tell about their problems, privations, and hopes. 16:00:57:18 MS poor young boy about 4 years old in deep sleep lying on his back, arms spread out, wearing a very dirty shirt perhaps even blood stained; audio track guitar and female vocals “Hush little baby now don’t you cry you know your papa was going to die”; MS frightened little boy 3 to 4 years old clinging to man’s leg; CU African-American boy with pensive look biting fingernails; CU sad face of boy hiding behind metal bedpost; CU poor rural Black boy with sad face leans against wood post and looks into camera; CU young woman with thick dark hair looks off into space with look of sad contemplation; CU cute baby boy about 1 year old gives strained smile; small Black baby on hands and knees looking off into distance as though in deep contemplation; CU two poor children, siblings, boy and girl, about 4 years old with dirty faces; VS poor rural children. 16:02:01:22 CU man chopping wood. 16:02:18:24 VS CU poor rural men each identified by race then trade; audio track “Whites, Negroes, American Indians, Spanish Americans, farmers, ex-farmers, handymen, former coal miners.” 16:02:26:15 Poor rural Black child about 8 years old wearing overalls leaning against porch of rundown log cabin. 16:02:42:23 VS inside poor rural schoolhouse; student about 16 writes at desk; high-angle boy about 10 reads in book. 16:02:51:24 Old man walks on dirt road across frame passes a crumbled brick building with no roof or doors. 16:03:00:05 VS man crosses rickety bridge over stream walking with cane and smoking a pipe. 16:03:07:02 Poor old rural man with hands in pockets stares into camera with defeated look in eyes; CU man’s weathered face. 16:03:12:01 Interview with poor rural man with heavy accent; good sound bites such as “got no education”. 16:03:19:21 VS poor rural Black family with three boys seated on porch of house; t

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