All Programs / Sounds of poverty

A documentary series featuring interviews with rural Appalachia residents by one hundred students from twenty-nine colleges, meeting at Action for Appalachian Youth Conference at Ripley, West Virginia. The series is hosted by Bert Cowlin.

Available Episodes

1967-11-07London bridges, part one05:40:00

1967-11-07London bridges, part two00:24:44

1967-11-01Where the paved road ends, part one00:27:22

1967-11-01Where the paved road ends, part two00:27:01

1967-10-24We were strangers when we came, part one00:29:27

1967-10-24We were strangers when we came, part two00:25:07

1967-10-23The people speak, part one00:27:15

1967-10-23The people speak, part two00:26:58

1967-10-01Promotional announcements00:30:00

Subjects: Appalachian Region--Economic conditions--20th century; Economy & Business; Poverty--United States; Sociology
Creators: Cowlin, Bert; Johnson Foundation
Contributors: Arnow, Harriette Louisa Simpson, 1908-1986; Berger, Kathleen Stassen; Boone, Richard W. (Richard Wolf), 1927-2014; Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978; Poston, Richard W. (Richard Waverly)
Genres: Documentary; Educational
Time Periods: 1960-1969