CU WOMAN'S CHILDREN AS SHE TALKS ABOUT STRUGGLES OF
BEING POOR & RAISING CHILDREN

CU WOMAN TALKS ABOUT HER LIFE & STRUGGLES SHE FACES
BEING POOR BLACK SINGLE-MOTHER IN AMERICA

URBAN DICHOTOMY. AFFLUENT NEIGHBORHOOD OF MODERN
HIGH-RISES

HOMELESS BUM SEARCHING THROUGH PILES OF GARBAGE.

AFFLUENT NEIGHBORHOOD, EXTERIOR TUDOR HOME

AFFLUENT NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL PRISTINE PLAYGROUND

POV IN POLICE CAR DURING CHASE.

RIOTS, VIOLENCE. POLICE ARRESTING RIOTERS. CIVIL
UNREST AS POLICEMAN AIMS HIS GUN AT CROWD. BURNING
BUILDINGS

MONTAGE GATES AND BARS ON WINDOWS. SECURITY GATES

1970s TRAFFIC JAM. 1970s CARS IN PARKING LOT.

1970s CARS & TRUCKS ON SUBURBAN ROADWAY

DEPRESSED CITY NEIGHBORHOOD, SLUMS. GARBAGE PILED UP
IN EMPTY LOT. GRAFFITI. BULLDOZER CLEARS URBAN LOT

1970s CITY STREET, PEDESTRIANS, BUSINESS SUITS

BLACK STUDENTS CIRCA 1970s

CU POLICEMAN REFILLS HIS BANDOLEER. REPLACING BULLETS

FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE BLAZE. BURNING BUILDING.

CU BOOK "HOW TO SAVE URBAN AMERICA"

ELI WALLACH COMPARES WEALTH IN AMERICA BETWEEN THE
HAVES & THE HAVE-NOTS

WOMAN PLAYS WITH HER GLASSES AS SHE IS INTERVIEWED.

SOUND BYTE "THAT KIDS DOESN'T STAND A CHANCE BECAUSE
THIS COUNTRY DOESN'T CARE"

WOMAN TALKS ABOUT WELFARE CYCLE: "I CAN'T SEE MY KIDS
GETTING OUT OF THE POVERTY THEY'RE IN

SOUND BYTE: "NOT ONLY ARE THERE BLACK PEOPLE WHO ARE
POOR, THERE ARE WHITE PEOPLE WHO ARE POOR". WHITE
PEOPLE TALK ABOUT BEING POOR

1970s BLACK GUY WITH AN AFRO & DASHIKI. 1970s FASHION
TREND REFLECTING BACK TO AFRICAN ROOTS.

GRAPHICS SHOW FORU WAYS TO HELP POVERTY IN AMERICA:
IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES, SUPPORTING INCOME, REFORMING TAXES.

PEOPLE AT WORK. BLACK FEMALE FACTORY WORKER. BLACK
TYPIST HANDS TYPING.

BLACK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER IN CLASSROOM SINGING
SONG WITH CHILDREN. RACIALLY MIXED SCHOOL. BLACK &
WHITE KIDS TOGETHER, INTEGRATED EDUCATION. TEACHERS
SIT AT DESKS WITH STUDENTS.

SCHOOL BUS IN THE SUBURBS. BUSSING.

POV DRIVING THROUGH NICE NEIGHBORHOOD OF WHITE PLAINS
NEW YORK. BLACK KIDS ON SCHOOL BUS

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS WEARING HEADPHONES IN LIBRARY
CORRALS.

EDUCATORS, PARENTS, CHILDREN DISCUSS PROS & CONS OF
BUSSING.

PEOPLE DISCUSS PROS & CONS OF SCHOOL BUSSING

BLACK FEMALE TEACHER AT FRONT OF CLASSROOM TEACHING
INTEGRATED CLASS. KIDS RAISE THEIR HANDS TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS.

KIDS LET OUT OF SCHOOL FOR RECESS. RUNNING OUT OF
BUILDING TO PLAYGROUND. PLAYING ON SWINGS, JUMPING
ROPE

SCHOOL BUS IN RUN-DOWN NEIGHBORHOOD. WOMAN STANDS AT
BROKEN DOWN CAR WITH HOOD OPEN.

QUESTION ON SCREEN: "SHOULD PUBLIC SCHOOLS BECOME
MORE INTEGRATED? IF SO HOW?"

TEACHER TEACHING HISPANIC CHILDREN IN SPANISH.
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, ESL. IMMIGRANTS. YOUNG
KIDS PLAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS & SING IN SPAINISH

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS WEARING HEADPHONES, EARPHONES
IN CLASSSROOM. 1970s AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT

1970s CAR ARRIVES TO DROP OFF CHILDREN AT DAY CARE
CENTER. SNOW ON GROUND. URBAN WINTER. MOTHER WITH BIG
HAIR. BLACK PARENTS EACH CARRY A CHILD, TODDLER.

BLACK WOMAN WITH BIG HAIR WALKS INTO WHITE PLAINS
PLAZA GOING TO WORK. CU TYPING. 1970s BLACK CAREER
WOMAN.

BLACK MOTHER HOLDING INFANT BEING INTERVIEWED. GAP-
TOOTH. FUR-TRIMMED 1970s COAT

CHILDREN AT HEAD START IN CLASSROOM. BUILDING BLOCKS.
NURSERY SCHOOL.

STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY
DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE.
PEOPLE ON LONG UNEMPLOYMENT LINES. PEOPLE ON WELFARE.
1970s RECESSION.

PEOPLE IN UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE SIGNING UP FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT

WELFARE CLINIC. MANY PEOPLE IN WAITING ROOM. MAN ON
CRUTCHES. HANDICAP

PEOPLE TALK ABOUT PRIVATE ENTERPRISE VS PUBLIC SECTOR
JOBS

ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE OF DEPRESSION ERA: HS HORDES IN THE
CITY. MEN GETTING ON DOBULE DECKER BUS BEING PUT TO
WORK. CCC CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS. DEPRESSION-ERA
WORK SCHEMES. CONSTRUCTION SITE. PUBLIC SERVICE JOBS

NYC STREET SCENE CIRCA 1970s

BLACK KIDS RIDE BICYCLES THROUGH URBAN PARK WITH
BROKEN PARK BENCHES. NEGLECTED CITY PARK. URBAN
DECAY. DANGEROUS NAILS STICK OUT OF BENCH.

1970s UNEMPLOYMENT. IDLE BLACK MEN ON CITY STREETS.

PETER CRAWFORD, VICE PRESIDENT OF FIRST NATIONAL BANK
ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT TALKS ABOUT UNEMPLOYMENT

WORKERS PUSH LARGE CART THROUGH CITY STREET. MAN
COVERS HIS FACE WITH HIS COAT, HIDDEN IDENTITY.
HISPANIC WORKER INTERVIEWED.

BLACK PROFESSOR TALKS ABOUT POVERTY "BLACK, BROWN,
YELLOW, RED PEOPLE"

URBAN TRAFFIC. WORKERS UNLOADING BOXES AT LOADING
DOCK

WORKERS UNLOAD GOODS FROM TRUCKS. ROLLED UP RUGS.
HERTZ RENT-A-TRUCK

PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THEIR WAGES. $1.80 AN HOUR.
MOONLIGHTING TO MAKE ENDS MEET

PEOPLE TALK ABOUT EMPLOYMENT IN THE 1970s

WHITE FACTORY WORKER AT MACHINE. BITS OF METAL FALL
INTO PILE

QUESTION ON SCREEN: "WHAT IF ANYTHING SHOULD BE DONE
TO RAISE THE INCOME OF THE WORKING POOR?"

HELP FROM PRIVATE CHARITIES: THE GOOD COMPANIONS, A
CENTER FOR THE AGED, LOWER EAST SIDE. SENIOR CITIZENS PLAY CARDS, LISTEN TO MUSIC. OLD WOMAN READS BOOK.
GIVEN MEALS. OLD WOMAN CARRIES LUNCH ROOM TRAY. OLD
WOMAN INTERVIEWED.

POOR JEWISH MAN INTERVIEWED, SAYS PRICES OF KOSHER
FOODS ARE HIGH.

URBAN GROCERY STORE, FOODTOWN. WOMAN GRABS PAMPERS
DISPOSABLE DIAPERS SHOPPING AT THE GROCERY STORE.
CHECK OUT LINE. BUTCHER CHOPS MEAT. FOOD STAMPS. CU
PILES OF MEAT IN BUTCHER'S SHOP. WRAPS MEAT IN BROWN
PAPER. WOMAN TALKS ABOUT SURVIVING ON WELFARE. "YOU
REALLY HAVE TO LIVE IT TO REALLY UNDERSTAND IT"

FORDHAM INCOME MAINTAINCE CENTER. CITY OF NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. 1970s PEOPLE ON
WELFARE LINE

PEOPLE PUSHING & SHOVING TO GET INTO WELFARE OFFICE.

WELFARE MOTHERS INTERVIEWED SAY THEY WANT TO WORK

CAMERA PANS DOWN WELFARE LINE

ELI WALLACH TALKS ABOUT WELFARE. GUARANTEED INCOME.

ELI WALLACH TALKS TO THE CAMERA

QUESTION ON SCREEN: "SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE
A MINIMUM INCOME FOR EVERYBODY IN NEED AND IF SO WHAT
SHOULD IT BE FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR?"

PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE WORKING POOR, PERSONAL INCOME
TAX

POV DRIVING IN UPPER-MIDDLE CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD

ELI WALLACH STANDS ON GARBAGE-STREWN SLUM STREET.
URBAN DECAY

HS OVER HIGHWAY, SUBURBS