Soul of a people : writing America's story / Smithsonian Channel ; National Endowment for the Humanities ; Spark Media ; directed and produced by Andrea Kalin ; produced by David A. Taylor, James Mirabello ; written by David A. Taylor, Olive Emma Bucklin, Andrea Kalin
United States Work Projects Administration Search this
Physical description:
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in
Type:
Personal narratives
Nonfiction television programs
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Date:
2009
[2009]
1929
Notes:
Originally produced in 2009.
Narrated by Patricia Clarkson.
Amy Bloom, Richard Ford, Jonathan Holloway, Elmer Kelton, James McBride, Marilyn Nelson, Reynolds Price.
Rating: TV PG.
DVD, NTSC ; Dolby digital ; widescreen.
NMAFREF copy 39088019479583 gift from the collection of Lonnie G. Bunch III.
Summary:
This documentary recounts the role of the Federal Writers Project as the largest cultural experiment in the nation's history. Program focuses on the role played by writers who recorded local and oral histories all over the nation, many finding national acclaim as a result.