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The Dust Bowl

Relief

Social worker Dorothy Williamson describes her experiences talking with victims of the Dust Bowl. What help there was came from Washington, D.C., with programs such as the CCC, NYA, or WPA.

Reaping the Whirlwind
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The storms and the Great Depression continued.
The Dust Bowl Season 1
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The southern Plains were rapidly turned from grasslands to wheat fields.
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