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To be old, black, and poor
Title
To be old, black, and poor [electronic resource (video)] / WSMV (Television station : Nashville, Tenn.)
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2005], c1994.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (52 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Sept. 19, 2005.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Title from distributor's description.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
This is a gritty and painfully real exposition of what it means to be black, poor, and elderly in the U.S. The film crew documents the life of Leonard and Sarah Bass on and off for six months, recording their struggle to survive, watching as well-meaning neighbors and opportunists come and go.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Other formats
Originally produced: WSMV (Television station : Nashville, Tenn.),1994
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
13 & up.
Contents
Poverty and Old Age (3:26)
Poverty and Unsafe Housing (2:38)
Senior Citizens and Scams (2:02)
Poverty, Old Age, and Illness (2:50)
Poverty, Old Age, and DHS (3:41)
Aging Senior Citizens and State Aid (3:18)
Social Services Agencies and Poverty (2:50)
Health Assessment of the Aged (3:40)
Volunteer Assistance and Old Age (4:40)
Fear, Crime and Old Age (-29:0-1)
Poverty, Old Age, and Safety (4:57)
Poverty, Aging, and Spousal Rights (3:21)
Care for the Aged and DHS (2:23)
Medical Intervention and the Aged (4:35)
Aging America and Public Concern (2:38)
Test (0:10)
Videorecording number
4590 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
WSMV (Television station : Nashville, Tenn.)
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