Mass Exodus From the Plains-
In 1936, one quarter of the population that lived in the plains packed their possessions in their car and headed towards the West Coast. However, the range of people who left differed depending on their occupation. As many as ¾ of farmers stayed to preserve their land. Which in turn left only 1,642 farmers and their families outside of Boise City, Oklahoma to resist the migration.
The reason for this largest migration witnessed in American history, was due to the economical and environmental conditions brought upon these people. The weather had declined and all that was left to continue were droughts and storms. To make matters worse, bank foreclosures made many lose their land, in return that left many farmers homeless and forced to relocate.
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When these migrants reached California, the welcome they received was not very pleasant. As the excerpt in the article describes, to newcomers a man bluntly states to return as the relief rolls are overcrowded and there is not much left for him. Also, another reason the migrants were not warm-welcomed was due to LAPD officers that stood as bouncers and rejected the migrants. …show more content…
Once he did did find a job, because the many workers willing to fill their families stomach, there was about five-hundred farmers working with him. This allowed the owner to pay less to these workers, because the abundance of workers. Along with their labor they were paid according to their quantity of fruit picked which would range from .75 cents to a $1.25 daily. These migrants would set up their camps along the roadside. Groups of vigilantes would beat these migrants, accusing them for being communists and burned their shacks to the ground. After a while, Roosevelt’s farm security administration built housing for these migrants and the migrants had to self-govern and work for their room and
In 1936, one quarter of the population that lived in the plains packed their possessions in their car and headed towards the West Coast. However, the range of people who left differed depending on their occupation. As many as ¾ of farmers stayed to preserve their land. Which in turn left only 1,642 farmers and their families outside of Boise City, Oklahoma to resist the migration.
The reason for this largest migration witnessed in American history, was due to the economical and environmental conditions brought upon these people. The weather had declined and all that was left to continue were droughts and storms. To make matters worse, bank foreclosures made many lose their land, in return that left many farmers homeless and forced to relocate.
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When these migrants reached California, the welcome they received was not very pleasant. As the excerpt in the article describes, to newcomers a man bluntly states to return as the relief rolls are overcrowded and there is not much left for him. Also, another reason the migrants were not warm-welcomed was due to LAPD officers that stood as bouncers and rejected the migrants. …show more content…
Once he did did find a job, because the many workers willing to fill their families stomach, there was about five-hundred farmers working with him. This allowed the owner to pay less to these workers, because the abundance of workers. Along with their labor they were paid according to their quantity of fruit picked which would range from .75 cents to a $1.25 daily. These migrants would set up their camps along the roadside. Groups of vigilantes would beat these migrants, accusing them for being communists and burned their shacks to the ground. After a while, Roosevelt’s farm security administration built housing for these migrants and the migrants had to self-govern and work for their room and