People who feel rootless and worthless tend to have no stake in their society and therefore nothing to gain by participating in it.

If a project would convey to the local children that their people had a long and honorable history of poetry and music all their own, maintained by unbroken generations despite hardship, and therefore gave them a sense of pride and ownership in their people's role in the American drama, then it would be a positive influence in countless lives and communities.

The question is whether this book or documentary would do this or just add to the pile of stuff already on the shelves unused.