CBS Reports

Harvest of Shame (1960x1)

Air date: Nov 25, 1960

Examines the plight of migrant workers, whom Secretary of Labor Mitchell calls, "The Shame of America." Shows the deplorable working and living conditions of those men, women, children: they work 136 days a year and average $900 in income since educational programs and opportunities are severely limited, the children of migrant workers have little chance of escaping from the migrant life.