RNS-POVERTY-COLUMN

January 8, 2014
[social_warfare]

(1964) Churches of the nation joined the war on “pockets of poverty in a land of plenty” which was given emphasis in 1964 by new legislation. The clapboard shack of a poverty-stricken miner in Appalachia – a scene from the Protestant-sponsored documentary film, “The Captive” – emphasized the plight of thousands of Americans in need. Religion News Service file photo

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