Appalachia: Rich Land, Poor People

Year Published: 1969

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Copyright: Registered 11Nov68 · MP20267 (Jan-Jun 1970) Copyright holder: National Educational Television & Radio Center

Description: Appalachia: Rich Land, Poor People Summary 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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