1 Season
5 Episode
America's War on Poverty - Season 1 Episode 2 Given a Chance
Early 1965 is a critical period for President Johnson's war on poverty. Community action programs attract strong opposition from local and state governments. The Head Start program is created to provide poor children with adequate nutrition, health care and the educational advantages that other American children enjoy. The program looks at Head Start in Mississippi, America's poorest state.
- Year : 1995
- Country : United States of America
- Genre : Documentary
- Studio : PBS
- Keyword : poverty, poor
- Director :
- Cast : Lynne Thigpen
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