Soul of a People: Writing America's Story

Soul of a People: Writing America's Story · 2009

Soul of a People: Writing America's Story (2009) is a Documentary film directed by Andrea Kalin, starring Patricia Clarkson, Studs Terkel, Stetson Kennedy.

Documentary

Overview

In the grip of the Great Depression, unemployed men and women joined an unlikely WPA program to document America in guidebooks and interviews. With the Federal Writers' Project, the government pitted young, untested talents against the problems of everyday Americans. From that experience, some of America's great writers found their own voices, and discovered the Soul of a People. — Spark Media

Cast

Patricia Clarkson, Studs Terkel, Stetson Kennedy, Douglas Brinkley, Jonathan Holloway, Richard Ford, Amy Bloom

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What is "Soul of a People: Writing America's Story" about?

In the grip of the Great Depression, unemployed men and women joined an unlikely WPA program to document America in guidebooks and interviews. With the Federal Writers' Project, the government pitted young, untested talents against the problems of everyday Americans. From that experience, some of America's great writers found their own voices, and discovered the Soul of a People. — Spark Media

When was "Soul of a People: Writing America's Story" released?

Soul of a People: Writing America's Story was released in 2009.

Who stars in "Soul of a People: Writing America's Story"?

The cast includes Patricia Clarkson, Studs Terkel, Stetson Kennedy, Douglas Brinkley.