Event
Dust Bowl migrants in the shipyards and the WWII Homefront
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Fee:
Free.Location:
Visitor Education CenterDates & Times
Date:
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Time:
2:30 PM
Duration:
1 hour
Type of Event
Talk
Description
Jim Davis debuts his new program which explores the Dust Bowl migrants, who were also termed "Okies" and "Arkies", and how they arrived in California and entered the Richmond Shipyards. This new lecture also explores the notable effect that they had on politics and culture in California and the nation, as a whole.