Harvest of Shame (Edward R. Murrow)
Harvest of Shame (Edward R. Murrow)
| 25 November 1960 (USA)
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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 travel, low wages, and poor opportunities for their children.

Reviews
Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews
TeenzTen An action-packed slog
CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
SeeQuant Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction
adam-koski I watched this CBS Reports short work for a college class. As is the case with most of the work of Edward R. Murrow and his investigative production team, the story is a powerful depiction of life. The impoverished children of migrant workers who wish to continue their education and thereby escape their world of harsh traveling work, but do not have the means. It shows the government to be inactive in the care of these people, many of who are American citizens, even in providing basic protection, such as not "packaging" or cramming them together onto trucks that placing them in grave danger if there is a traffic accident.