America's War on Poverty poster

America's War on Poverty poster

America's War on Poverty

1995 1 Season 8Series

Documentary

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.

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Susan Bellows

Director

Dante James

Director, Writer

Leslie D. Farrell

Director, Writer

Werner Bundschuh

Director, Writer

Sam Sills

Director, Writer

Paige Martinez

Director, Writer

Sheila Curran Bernard

Writer

Terry Kay Rockefeller

Writer

Top Cast

Lynne Thigpen

Lynne Thigpen

Self - Narrator (voice) · 5 eps