Watch the entire original broadcast of one of the most celebrated documentaries of all time, 1960's "Harvest of Shame," in which Edward R. Murrow exposed the plight of America's farm workers.
I talk to my Father all the Time who is 89 he’s seen and lived through all of this and had to move to New York at age 18 to get work and more opportunity, then he had picking tobacco in NORTH CAROLINA. He often talks about how hard him and the family worked for little to nothing. My Grand Father would sign with an X! GOD BLESS THE ANCESTORS FOR THEIR STRUGGLE AND SACRIFICE!❤
This makes me cry for all of my ancestors and the people who fought for me to just be able to hit down on a bus drink from a water fountain swim in a pool drive a car sleep in my own bed thank you for what you have sacrificed for me and my children God bless you and may all your souls rest in peace
Children today need to watch this documentary. I was born in 1960, my parents got lucky Mr Ford helped a lot of black people back then moved to Michigan to work for him, at Ford motor company, and both of my parents work for him. My dad only lasted 7 years and he died of kidney failure. But my mother retired and still lives today. She's 83.
Do y'all see that teacher? That's the kind of teachers we had when I was young! They were respectable and respected, because they deserved to be respected. And they really did help you learn.
My heart broke with all of theses families. We’ve come a long way financially but our society isn’t so humane. This documentary was humbling to watch. ❤thank you for uploading it
These young black kids stated around the 31-minute mark they would like to be a "doctor" or "nurse" when they grow up. As someone who works in a predominantly black middle and highschool, my students of color tell me they want to be a "rapper" or "football player"... This breaks my heart as a black woman.
For someone to call these suffering people the happiest people on earth is a down right shame. It takes be back to the notion of the happy slave of the south which is how slave owners defended slavery.
I was born in 1983. This break my heart to see & hear. I use to tell my Gma :I wish I was born back in the day, she'll say :I don't know how good I got it. And then she'll tell me stories about the old days( 40s-60s). And I couldn't believe what she & others went through. How hard she would have to work for a 1 days meal..We got it easy!
Absolutely devastating. Can you imagine seeing this on Thanksgiving? A true masterpiece. I have tried watching it all several times but I just can’t take it. What if this were your life? There but for the grace of God go I.
"Sure you can get a job, but what good is the job if you can't live on what you make" As relevant today as it was then.
The look of defeat in everyone’s eyes is just heartbreaking!
I talk to my Father all the Time who is 89 he’s seen and lived through all of this and had to move to New York at age 18 to get work and more opportunity, then he had picking tobacco in NORTH CAROLINA. He often talks about how hard him and the family worked for little to nothing. My Grand Father would sign with an X! GOD BLESS THE ANCESTORS FOR THEIR STRUGGLE AND SACRIFICE!❤
My mouth dropped when the lady said she worked from 6-4 picking beans and only got paid $1 that is crazy wow.
Most of the children in this video are still alive today, 1960 wasn’t that long ago
This makes me cry for all of my ancestors and the people who fought for me to just be able to hit down on a bus drink from a water fountain swim in a pool drive a car sleep in my own bed thank you for what you have sacrificed for me and my children God bless you and may all your souls rest in peace
Children today need to watch this documentary. I was born in 1960, my parents got lucky Mr Ford helped a lot of black people back then moved to Michigan to work for him, at Ford motor company, and both of my parents work for him. My dad only lasted 7 years and he died of kidney failure. But my mother retired and still lives today. She's 83.
Do y'all see that teacher? That's the kind of teachers we had when I was young! They were respectable and respected, because they deserved to be respected. And they really did help you learn.
The doby family mother is my great grandmother. My nanny is one of the girls. I'm very thankful for that woman and what she did for her family.
This is the real American Horror Story and many are still living it.
These people are the real people who built America
My heart broke with all of theses families. We’ve come a long way financially but our society isn’t so humane. This documentary was humbling to watch. ❤thank you for uploading it
I just want to hug all those kids and give them everything they deserve. :(
When the lady with 14 kids had to leave her kids to make one dollar breaks my heart
These young black kids stated around the 31-minute mark they would like to be a "doctor" or "nurse" when they grow up. As someone who works in a predominantly black middle and highschool, my students of color tell me they want to be a "rapper" or "football player"... This breaks my heart as a black woman.
For someone to call these suffering people the happiest people on earth is a down right shame. It takes be back to the notion of the happy slave of the south which is how slave owners defended slavery.
Some of these people are alive today and you want to say, "Make America Great Again." Who was America Great for exactly?
29yrs old & the sista already had 21yrs of work experience
I was born in 1983. This break my heart to see & hear. I use to tell my Gma :I wish I was born back in the day, she'll say :I don't know how good I got it. And then she'll tell me stories about the old days( 40s-60s). And I couldn't believe what she & others went through. How hard she would have to work for a 1 days meal..We got it easy!
Absolutely devastating. Can you imagine seeing this on Thanksgiving? A true masterpiece. I have tried watching it all several times but I just can’t take it. What if this were your life? There but for the grace of God go I.