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Title

More than a Promise: Appalachia Twenty Years Later

Identifier

whitten_umatic_13

Creation Date

1985

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Description

Appalachian Regional Commission film on the poverty of the Appalachian region and the history of the agency. Includes discussion of the Appalachian Development Highway System; domestic violence centers; partnership with the private sector to create industrial development and new jobs; health services; education; the system of development districts that gives local people the power to make decisions on the appropriate program for their area. Ends with footage regarding the congressional debate over the survival of the Appalachian Regional Commission: direct appeal by Senator Jennings Randolph and clips from House committee hearings.

Subject Headings (Library of Congress)

Appalachian Regional Commission; Poverty; Economic development

Relational Format

video recording

Extent

30:25

Original Format

3/4-inch

Original Collection

Jamie L. Whitten Collection (MUM00732), Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries

Rights

This media file is owned by the copyright holder and may not be reproduced, re-posted, captured or saved. Due to copyright concerns, the recordings in this collection can only be accessed by arrangement with the Department of Archives and Special Collections.

Comments

case label 1: WETA cassette: public broadcasting in the nation's [capitol]; Program: More than a Promise, Time: 28:45, Mach. Number 20134, DUB, Date: 5/1/85, OPER: FE case label 2: Registered Mail: R 021 225 057 case label 3: More Than A Promise (ARC) 20 Years Later case label 4: ARC 20 years later, has construction, some depression-poverty, kids

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