The Great Depression of the 1980s created a stark divide between the wealthy and the poor, with family farmers, factory workers, and homeless individuals struggling to make ends meet in run-down welfare hotels. As the country teeters on the brink of collapse, ordinary Americans find the strength to challenge injustice through collective action and community organizing.
Down and Out in America
The economic downturn of the mid-1980s plunges Minnesota farm workers, out-of-work urban laborers, and newly homeless individuals in Los Angeles and New York into a state of financial hardship.
