North Carolina Fund: Leadership on Poverty
Season 29 Episode 2909 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Learn about the impact of Gov. Terry Sanford's North Carolina Fund in the war on poverty.
In 1963, North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford declared war on poverty with a revolutionary plan centered on education, job training, and housing. View highlights from the film "Change Comes Knocking" as Director/filmmaker Rebecca Cerese and Dr. Shun Robertson of MDC discuss how the North Carolina Fund influenced effective community organizing and why it was also at the center of controversy.
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Black Issues Forum is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
North Carolina Fund: Leadership on Poverty
Season 29 Episode 2909 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1963, North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford declared war on poverty with a revolutionary plan centered on education, job training, and housing. View highlights from the film "Change Comes Knocking" as Director/filmmaker Rebecca Cerese and Dr. Shun Robertson of MDC discuss how the North Carolina Fund influenced effective community organizing and why it was also at the center of controversy.
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