Session #87 · 1961–63

Speech #870032890

Mr. Speaker. recently. through a Columbia Broadcasting System television presentation entitled "Harvest of Shame." considerable attention has been called to the problems facing migrant farm labor forces in the United States. The residents of Florida who had welcomed this program and its production crews into their towns and farms. had expected a fairminded program showing a true picture of the current problems and what is being done to resolve them. Unfortunately. they later saw a show edited for shock value that distorted many of the actual conditions and overlooked much of the work in progress to cure the ills affecting migrant labor. The efforts of thousands of individuals and groups who have worked countless hours trying to better the working and living conditions of the migrant laborer were overlooked. Needless to say. the onesided picture presented by the film greatly disheartened those individuals and groups who are trying to meet the problem. By presenting only one side of the migrant story and raising many questionable statements. the program created an erroneous impression in minds of thousands of Americans. Now an even graver matter has been created by the sale of the program to the British Broadcasting Co. for broadcast in Great Britain. The showing of films such as this one in foreign countries may not be in the best interest of the United States.
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Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
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Confidence
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Model
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Framing
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Speech ID
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