We Watch and Recap the 1968 CBS Documentary That Shocked The Nation - Hunger in America
We Watch and Recap the 1968 CBS Documentary That Shocked The Nation - Hunger in America
We Watch and Recap the 1968 CBS Documentary That Shocked The Nation - Hunger in America
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Part of our research for the Food Insecurity series led us to watch the 1968 CBS documentary, Hunger in America. It was hosted by Charles Kuralt and was structured in four sections that highlighted specific regions and cultures: Hispanic families in San Antonio; White families in Virginia; Navajo families in Arizona; and Black families in Alabama. It was a hard-hitting piece that was designed to jolt Americans into the recognition that hunger wasn’t a concept relegated to third world countries but something that we have our own problems with here. And it did just that. The images of children and babies suffering from hunger and malnutrition were especially excruciating to watch. The documentary also did a really great job of demonstrating how programs like the Surplus Commodities Program and Food Stamps did and didn’t work to address hunger in America. We both struggled to watch it–it is a VERY difficult piece but we also believe in its effectiveness and clarity. If you feel up for it, we recommend it as a primer on the devastating effects of hunger and the legacy of the challenges we still face today.
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