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California Migrant Workers (1931)

California Migrant Workers (1931). Who were they?.

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California Migrant Workers (1931)

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  1. California Migrant Workers (1931)

  2. Who were they? In 1931, a severe drought hit the Midwestern and Southeastern United States, and as the crops died and winds picked up, dust storms began to form. This forced many families from the Southeast and Midwest, mainly from Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Missouri to migrate west to California.

  3. Why were they forced to move? Due to the drought and dust storms, the agriculture of the areas affects ground to a halt, and in order to sustain themselves, families had to move west to find jobs and homes.

  4. How Did California React To The Sudden Abundance of Migrants? Though Californian agriculture depended on the presence of migrant workers the majority of California’s farmers had major prejudice against the newcomers.

  5. Californian Migrant Worker Life Traveling was a constant aspect of a migrant worker’s life, even after arrival in California. The workers had to follow the harvest up and down the state. If it was time to harvest the potatoes, they moved to the potato farms. If it was time to harvest peas, they moved to where the peas were farmed. It was a constant cycle of harvest, move, harvest, move, etc.

  6. Recreation Though time for recreational activities was not often, migrant workers enjoyed it every chance they got. When not at work, recreation included card games, sports, and especially singing. Music included Anglo-Celtic ballads, and other cultural music that migrants brought with them.

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