The Children Must Learn (1940)

6.0/10 • 13 min • Documentary

Overview

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.

Cast

Myron McCormick

Narrator (voice)

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