The Dust Bowl  Woody Guthrie: Okies

No matter their state of origin, during the 1930s all newcomers were dubbed Okies in CA Details

 

Program: The Dust Bowl

Episode: Woody Guthrie: Okies

No matter their state of origin, all newcomers were dubbed Okies when they crossed the California border. Woody Guthrie talks about the extreme poverty he had seen across the country and sings "I Ain't Got No Home (In This World Any More)".

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Duration: (2:19)
Premiere Date: 11/18/2012
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR

Funding is provided by Bank of America, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, National Endowment for the Humanities, The Rockefeller Foundation, Wallace Genetic Foundation and members of The Better Angels Society, including the Dana A. Hamel Family Charitable Trust and Robert and Beverly Grappone.

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