Episode number 2 of Series “The Great American novel”.
Compares the situation of the farm families of the 1920s as portrayed in Steinbeck’s “Grapes of Wrath” to the situations faced by the Appalachian migrants and negroes of today.
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ACMI Identifier
321034
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Rural families
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → African Americans
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Immigrants - United States
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rural families
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → African Americans
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Depressions - 1929
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Rural families
History → African Americans - History
Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)