The Children Must Learn (1940)
• January 1st, 1940 • 0h 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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