1960: "Harvest of Shame"
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- Опубликовано: 23 ноя 2010
- Watch the entire original broadcast of one of the most celebrated documentaries of all time, 1960's "Harvest of Shame," in which Edward R. Murrow exposed the plight of America's farm workers.
Originally telecast the day after Thanksgiving, on November 25, 1960. It was Murrow's last documentary for CBS News. The program's sponsor, Philip Morris, actually sent representatives to some of those migrant farms to APOLOGIZE for sustaining the documentary. In January 1961, Murrow left the network to become head of the U.S. Information Agency.
Outstanding historical document, a step back in time and very rare glimpse of sympathy into the less fortunate in America 50 years ago.
Good for you CBS, for posting this online. Thank you.
This is brilliant. Amazing to see first hand accounts of real people from this era and an important counter-narrative to the 'Leave It To Beaver' imaginings a lot of people relate to these times.
Both things were true. Just as today.
60 years on and STILL!
Don't much change but the date on the calendar baby.
Facts
I wonder where are they now
What has happened to this kind of journalism? I think there's a lot of people who would want to watch these kinds of reports nowadays.
Im really confused on the exact differences of then and now smfh!!!
Really? People that work in the Central California fields are provided homes with air conditioning and decent wages. Just Google "where do agricultural workers live" and you'll see the homes they live in. Not bad at all. Go back thousands of years and study how people used to live. Well, actually, just research on some conditions people live in TODAY around the world. They would JUMP at the chance to work in a field in the United States.
Murrow was probably the bravest man in the history of TV journalism - Bar none. Loved it when he took on Joe McCarthy . . .But this is how real America was only seen who lived this life.
It would be nice if this film had Closed Captioning.
Riiiggghhhttt
What dont u understand
@@LIBERALGUNSMOKER Some people are hearing impaired. Closed Captioning allows them to understand what they're watching.
There is an option on every RUclips video for closed captioning. Make the video full screen & in the top right corner you'll see a little icon that reads "cc". Click on it.🤡@@pooie0116
Here in 2024 it has Closed Captions.
Where are the men?!
Pathetic history if you ask me... I'm feeling shame.
It's still this bad. Nothing has improved. Read Chris Hedge's book, "Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt"
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Not 1 college graduate
We're doing better though...
Not slaves. Not forced to do labor.