The 1980s recession starkly divided the country into two groups: the wealthy and the impoverished. Family farmers, factory workers, and homeless individuals struggling to survive in subpar welfare hotels. In the face of devastating loss, ordinary Americans found the strength to challenge inequality through collective action.
Down and Out in America
During the 1980s economic recession, a community of Minnesota farm workers, laid-off city laborers, and newly homeless individuals in Los Angeles and New York grappled with severe financial hardship.
