Film: No Handouts for Mrs. Hegepeth & Walk a Country Mile & Homeless in New York
Wednesday, 16 Feb 1983 at 12:00 pm – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union
These films offer three differing perspectives on poverty: the life of a black domestic worker as it contrasts with her affluent employer, the plight of poor rural New Jersey residents living close to large urban centers, and the desperation of New York City's "street people."Part of the National Affairs Series
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