Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
In the grip of the Great Depression, unemployed men and women joined an unlikely WPA program to document America in guidebooks and interviews. With the Federal Writers' Project, the government pitted young, untested talents against the problems of everyday Americans. From that experience, some of America's great writers found their own voices, and discovered the Soul of a People.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Released
- 2009
Details
Release year: 2009
Storyline
In the grip of the Great Depression, unemployed men and women joined an unlikely WPA program to document America in guidebooks and interviews. With the Federal Writers' Project, the government pitted young, untested talents against the problems of everyday Americans. From that experience, some of America's great writers found their own voices, and discovered the Soul of a People.
Top credits
- Amy Bloom — Anzia Yezierska
- Vince Brown — Additional Voices
- Patricia Clarkson — Narrator
- Juanett T. Davis — Additional Voices