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National Hunger March, 1931
Brody, Sam; Del Duca, Robert; Seltzer, Leo; Balog, Lester
http://archive.org/details/National_Hunger_March_1931_TheDate Written: 1931-12-01 Year Published: 1931 Resource Type: Film Cx Number: CX16670 WFPL footage of protesters marching to Washington demanding jobs, food, and clothing during the infancy of the Great Depression. Abstract: Approx. 2 reels. Some footage survives. Concentrating on the groundswell of activity as 1650 men and women, black and white, set out from disparate parts of the U.S. to represent 12 million unemployed, the Worker's Film and Photo League filmmakers assembled views of various groups as they passed through different cities bound for Washington: Boston, Providence, New Haven, Buffalo, New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit and St. Louis. 11 mins. Subject Headings |