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Harvest of shame

Documentary showing the degradation and exploitation of migrant farmworkers in the United States. This broadcast lead to the passage of laws protecting the worker's rights.

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  • "Edward R. Murrow collection"@en
  • "Good night and good luck"@en

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  • "Documentary showing the degradation and exploitation of migrant farmworkers in the United States. This broadcast lead to the passage of laws protecting the worker's rights."@en
  • "Shows the degradation and exploitation of millions of migratory farm workers in the United States. Spokesmen for the groups present their views, both for and against the use of migratory workers under the conditions seen."
  • "Shows the degradation and exploitation of millions of migratory farm workers in the United States. Spokesmen for the groups present their views, both for and against the use of migratory workers under the conditions seen."@en
  • "Presented by CBS News correspondent Dan Rather, Murrow's Harvest of Shame is among the most famous television documentaries of all time. Richly photographed and arrestingly poignant, this long-acclaimed 1960 expose on the plight of migrant farm workers resonated deeply for a nation unfamiliar with such brutally honest depictions of living conditions that, as Murrow remarks, "wrong the dignity of man.""@en
  • "Documentary showing the degradation and exploitation of migrant farmworkers in the United States. This broadcast lead to the passage of laws protecting the worker's rights. Introduced by Dan Rather."@en
  • "This documentary exposes the degradation and exploitation of millions of migratory farm workers in the United States. Spokesmen for the groups present their views, both for and against the use of migratory workers under the conditions seen. Traces the principal routes of migrant workers on the east and west coasts. Cites inadequate housing facilities and lack of educational opportunities for these workers."
  • "Dan Rather introduces the documentary that was originally broadcast on Nov. 25, 1960 and narrated by Edward R. Murrow. Shows the degradation and exploitation of millions of migratory farm workers in the United States. Spokesmen for the groups present their views, both for and against the use of migratory workers under the conditions seen."
  • "Shows the degradation and exploitation of millions of migratory farm workers in the United States, some of whom worked for as little as a dollar a day. Reveals the suffering of and inhumanities against the agricultural migrant workers and their impoverished families. Spokesmen for various groups present their views both for and against the use of migratory workers under the conditions seen. Televised to millions of Americans the day after Thanksgiving to better tap into their emotions, this documentary led to permanent changes in the laws protecting workers' rights and set the tone for a generation of investigative journalists. Harvest of shame was the final documentary of Murrow's career."@en
  • "Shows the degradation and exploitation of millions of migratory farm workers in the United States, some of whom worked for as little as a dollar a day. Reveals the suffering of and inhumanities against the agricultural migrant workers and their impoverished families. Spokesmen for various groups present their views both for and against the use of migratory workers under the conditions seen. Televised to millions of Americans the day after Thanksgiving to better tap into their emotions, this documentary led to permanent changes in the laws protecting workers' rights and set the tone for a generation of investigative journalists. Harvest of shame was the final documentary of Murrow's career."
  • "Shows the degradation and exploitation of millions of migratory farm workers in the United States. Spokesmen for the groups present their views, both for and against the use of migratory workers under the conditions seen. This broadcast lead to the passage of laws protecting the worker's rights."
  • "A documentary study of the degradation and exploitation of millions of migrant workers in the United States."
  • "Journalist Edward R. Murrow, documents the degradation and exploitation of migrant farmworkers in the United States during 1960. This broadcast lead to the passage of laws protecting the worker's rights."

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  • "Documentaries and factual films and video"@en
  • "Documentaries and factual films and video"
  • "Documentary television programs"@en
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  • "Nonfiction television programs"@en
  • "Documentaries and factual films and videos"

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  • "Harvest of shame"@en
  • "Harvest of shame"

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