On the Road 1939
Dust Bowl migrants
dirty because of sever dust storm
farms became unlivable so needed to find somewhere else
Causes
Homestead act of 1862 and transcontinental railroad
Kinkaid Act 1904
Enlarged Homestead Act 1909
Severe drought and dust storms
human displacement
dust pneumonia or malnutrition
land barren and home seized in foreclosure
FDR 100 days in office
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Plot 1936
Federal Surplus Relief Association
Drought Relief Service
Civilian Conservation Corps
move
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