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Example of the way that 'Okies' travelled west, 1937. Artist: Unknown
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Exampleofthewaythat'Okies'travelledwest1937.Thisfamily(fromMissouri)reported'Broke-babysick-cartrouble'.'Okies'wasthenamegiventopeoplefromtheAmericanprairiestates(manyofthemfromOklahoma)whowereforcedtoabandontheirfarmsbythedustbowlsofthe1930s.ManytravelledtoCaliforniaandotherwesternstates.Onarrivingtheyfoundlifelittleeasierthanithadbeenwheretheycamefromandmanywereforcedtosurvivebytakingitinerantfruitpickingworkatverylowwages.
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