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Soul of a People
Writing America's Story; A Unique & Powerful Portrait of 1930s Americana
By Kalin, Andrea
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- Smithsonian Networks
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Reviewed on May 1, 2011 | Media
Based on David Taylor's 2009 book, Soul of a People: The Writers' Project Uncovers Depression America, this documentary focuses on a little-known piece of FDR's Works Progress Administration initiatives, the Federal Writers' Project (FWP). The FWP's primary focus was the creation of a series of guidebooks about the states, but it evolved into a collection of Depression-era experiences of Americans nationwide, from meatpackers and midwiv...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
