America's War on Poverty
Season 1 • Episode 4: In Service to America • Watch with subtitles
Episode 4: In Service to America
January 17, 1995 • 55 min
This episode tells the stories of Legal Services and VISTA, two programs that combined individual action with the idea of volunteerism. Lawyers team up with migrant farm workers in California to fight for better working conditions and benefits, and VISTA volunteers and coal miners unite against strip mining companies in the Appalachians.
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