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The Dust Bowl Exodus: 2.5 Million Flee the Plains — Fexingo History
May 7, 2026 ·
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The Dust Bowl Exodus: 2.5 Million Flee the Plains — Fexingo History
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When the Great Depression met a decade-long drought, the Great Plains turned into a giant dust bowl. From 1930 to 1940, roughly 2.5 million people fled the region—the largest migration...
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When the Great Depression met a decade-long drought, the Great Plains turned into a giant dust bowl. From 1930 to 1940, roughly 2.5 million people fled the region—the largest migration in American history. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the causes of the Dust Bowl, from mechanized plowing that broke the prairie sod to the drought that exposed bare soil. They follow the 'Okies' and 'Arkies' on Route 66 to California, where they faced hostility and squalid camps immortalized by John Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath.' Along the way, they discuss the federal response: the Soil Conservation Service, shelterbelts, and the Resettlement Administration that tried to help. They also look at who stayed behind—including farmers who adopted new techniques and the Plains Indians who weathered the storm. It's a story of ecological disaster, human resilience, and the government's first major attempt to manage a natural crisis.
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#DustBowl #GreatDepression #GreatPlains #Okies #Route66 #JohnSteinbeck #TheGrapesOfWrath #SoilConservation #Shelterbelt #ResettlementAdministration #FarmSecurityAdministration #DorotheaLange #WoodyGuthrie #MigrantWorkers #California #1930s #History #FexingoHistory #NewDeal #StockMarketCrash
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