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CA Border
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Some people were arrested on the CA border for not having enough money.
Government Photography
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The government hired photographers to capture the movement to CA.
Fresh Start
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Some of the people who went to CA got jobs giving them a fresh start.
Sanora Babb's Account Beat Out by the Grapes of Wrath
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Sanora Babb sent chapters of her book back to New York, but is delayed for another novel.
FDR Visits the Dust Bowl
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The rains followed FDR on his second trip to the Dust Bowl.
Heading West
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Some people packed up their families and headed west.
Hugh Bennett
1:50
Hugh Bennett went on a fact finding trip through the Great Plains in search of a solution.
CA Work
1:33
People who moved to CA were known as Okies.
New Farming Techniques
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Howard Finnell introduced farmers to new farming techniques.
Gas Money
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"Do you have enough gas money?" Some people moved west to get away from the storms.
They Were Good People
1:25
As people moved west many areas were left with dwindling populations.
Low Valued Wheat
1:56
Even thought wheat prices had plummeted, farmers went back to work in the fall.
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