The Great Depression inflicted an apocalyptic financial struggle on American cities, driving unemployment to a staggering 25%.
While urban areas faced widespread unemployment, poverty, and food scarcity, the Great Plains were grappling with an equally devastating crisis: the Dust Bowl, a disaster of epic proportions.
Short-sighted farming practices and historic droughts led to a decade of soil erosion, creating a series of suffocating dust storms that triggered a mass exodus from the region.
Learn more about the Dust Bowl, its causes, and its impact on Everything Everywhere, Daily.
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