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Harvest of Shame

  • Episode aired Nov 26, 1960
  • 1h
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Harvest of Shame (1960)
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In this CBS News production broadcast on Thanksgiving 1960, Edward R. Murrow points out the plight of migrant farm workers in America. Topics range from the harsh living conditions, endless ... Read allIn this CBS News production broadcast on Thanksgiving 1960, Edward R. Murrow points out the plight of migrant farm workers in America. Topics range from the harsh living conditions, endless travel, low wages, and poor opportunities for their children.In this CBS News production broadcast on Thanksgiving 1960, Edward R. Murrow points out the plight of migrant farm workers in America. Topics range from the harsh living conditions, endless travel, low wages, and poor opportunities for their children.
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    • Fred W. Friendly
    • Fred W. Friendly
    • David Lowe
    • Edward R. Murrow
  • Stars
    • Edward R. Murrow
    • Harriet Beeman
    • Michael Cassidy
    • Fred W. Friendly
    • Fred W. Friendly
    • David Lowe
    • Edward R. Murrow
  • Stars
    • Edward R. Murrow
    • Harriet Beeman
    • Michael Cassidy
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    Edward R. Murrow
    Edward R. Murrow
    • Self - Reporter
    Harriet Beeman
    • Self - Daughter of Migrant Workers
    Michael Cassidy
    • Self
    • (as Rev. Michael Cassidy)
    Louis Cramp
    • Self - AFL-CIO Official
    Mrs. Dobie
    • Self - Migrant Worker
    Charles Goodlett
    • Self - Chief of Police, Belle Glade, Florida
    Julian Griggs
    • Self - Migrant Workers Minister
    Howard Jones
    • Self - Bean Farmer
    Aileen King
    • Self - Migrant Worker
    Beulah King
    • Self - Aileen King's Daughter
    Ed King
    • Self - Crew Leader
    Jerome King
    • Self - Aileen King's Son
    Lois King
    • Self - Aileen King's Daughter
    Tom Lockett
    • Self
    David Lowe
    • Self - Interviewer
    James P. Mitchell
    • Self - US Secretary of Labor
    Charles Schumann
    • Self - President, American Farm Bureau Federation
    Catherine Shank
    • Self - Teacher
      • Fred W. Friendly
      • Fred W. Friendly
      • David Lowe
      • Edward R. Murrow
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    • Trivia
      Fred W. Friendly got the idea for this documentary after hearing a commentary by Edward P. Morgan about migrant workers on Morgan's nightly ABC radio news program.
    • Connections
      Featured in Television: The Rise and Fall of the Documentary (1985)

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      • November 26, 1960 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Belle Glade, Florida, USA
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      • CBS News Productions
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    • 1 hour
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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