THE CAPTIVE Part 2

Description

Documentary: Explores the hopes, fears, and frustrations of an unemployed coal miner who struggles to escape the bonds of poverty, and a minister's concern for the poor people of Pettus, Va. The miner does road work in a Government Aid Progran, but receives little pay and loses self-respect He tries and fails to find employment in nearby Charleston through the church's assistance. Emphasize the responsibility of others to bring hope and freedom those who are "captives of poverty.

Collection

Records of the Community Services Administration

Series

Moving Images Relating to Anti-Poverty Programs