My family moved to Los Angeles in 1945 and so as a kid I saw a number of people who moved out to the coast from the dustbowl states. Most of the displaced people were from a number of states in the Midwest but were collectively referred to as "Okies." In a derisive way. The program also deals with this as well and cleared up for me the kind of discrimination that was going on, something as a kid I saw but couldn't fully understand.
The photography and stories are excellent. Deals with a chapter in American history that has been largely overlooked. Arthur From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed Weick Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 11:25 AM To: [email protected]; 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION' Subject: Re: [Ottawadissenters] The dust bowl Thank you for reminding us Arthur, but I think I've now missed the program because we had other commitments. I've tried accessing them on the PBS site but they apologize because the videos are not available at this time. I will keep trying. I remember something of dust bowl times myself. I was a very young kid, about three or four years old. We were living in Calgary and it was the mid-1930s. My mother, older brother and I were at a park, the one with the huge dinosaur statues. It was a pleasant enough day, but suddenly a huge cloud of dust came blowing in from the fields outside of town. We could hardly see, but managed to make it into some shelter. I don't think the dust bowl in Canada was nearly as severe as in the US, but it was part of life on the Canadian prairies of the time. Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: Arthur Cordell <mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected] ; 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION' <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 10:33 AM Subject: [Ottawadissenters] The dust bowl http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/dustbowl/ The PBS four hour program on the dust bowl was compelling to watch. It covers much of what is discussed on these lists: work and working, ecological issues concerning use of land, social cohesion and social breakdown, and things being done today that might lead to huge problems tomorrow. It brings home to the viewer that lots of talk about ecological issues in today's world really doesn't deal adequately with the pain experienced by people when crops fail, when drought persists, when moving away from home and family seems to be the only thing to do. A must see if you have a chance. __._,_.___ <http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97476590/grpId=15209059/grpspId=1705083512/msgI d=21320/stime=1353687939> Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ottawadissenters/join;_ylc=X3oDMTJnOHIyNTMxBF 9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzE1MjA5MDU5BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA4MzUxMgRzZWMDZnRyBHNsaw NzdG5ncwRzdGltZQMxMzUzNjg3OTM5> (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Email%20Delivery:%20 Digest> | Switch to Fully Featured <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Change%20Deliv ery%20Format:%20Fully%20Featured> Visit Your Group <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ottawadissenters;_ylc=X3oDMTJlNjB2OXNyBF9TAzk 3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzE1MjA5MDU5BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA4MzUxMgRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNocGY Ec3RpbWUDMTM1MzY4NzkzOQ--> | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> | Unsubscribe <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe> __,_._,___
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