The Children Must Learn

The Children Must Learn (1940)

January 1st, 19400h 13min

Documentary
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Documentary profiling an Appalachian farming family struggling to scrape out a living. Link­ing education and economic development, The Children Must Learn suggests that better schooling, especially in agricultural techniques, would bring improvement.


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