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The grasslands of the southern Plains were rapidly turned into wheat fields. Then following the early years of the drought, storms killed crops and livestock and literally rearranged the landscape. The worst storm of them all was on April 14, 1935—Black Sunday—a searing experience for everyone caught in it, including a young songwriter from Pampa, Texas, named Woody Guthrie.
Original Release
11/18/2012
US Release
11/18/2012
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Peter Coyote | Self - Narrator |
| Don Wells | Self - Resident of Cimarron County, OK |
| Pauline Robertson | Self - Resident of Union County, NM |
| Floyd Coen | Self - Resident of Morton County, KS |
| Dorothy Williamson | Self - Resident of Prowers County, CO |
| Timothy Egan | Self - Writer |
| Donald Worster | Self - Historian |
| Charles Shaw | Self - Resident of Cimarron County, OK |
| Robert McCoy | Self - Resident of Texas County, OK |
| Calvin Crabill | Self - Resident of Prowers County, CO |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Peter Coyote | Self - Narrator |
| Don Wells | Self - Resident of Cimarron County, OK |
| Pauline Robertson | Self - Resident of Union County, NM |
| Floyd Coen | Self - Resident of Morton County, KS |
| Dorothy Williamson | Self - Resident of Prowers County, CO |
| Timothy Egan | Self - Writer |
| Donald Worster | Self - Historian |
| Charles Shaw | Self - Resident of Cimarron County, OK |
| Robert McCoy | Self - Resident of Texas County, OK |
| Calvin Crabill | Self - Resident of Prowers County, CO |
| R. Douglas Hurt | Self - Historian |
| Pamela Riney-Kehrberg | Self - Historian |
| Imogene Glover | Self - Resident of Texas County, OK |
| Dale Coen | Self - Resident of Morton County, KS |
| Wayne Lewis | Self - Resident of Beaver County, OK |
| William Forester | Self - Son of Harry Forester |
| Pauline Hodges | Self - Resident of Beaver County, OK |
| Trixie Travis Brown | Self - Lipscomb County, TX |
| Clarence Beck | Self - Residen of Cimarron County, OK |
| Robert Forester | Self - Son of Harry Forester |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ken Burns | Executive Producer |
| Dayton Duncan | Producer |
| Elle Carriere | Producer |
| Julie Dunfey | Producer |
| Susan Shumaker | Producer |
| Aileen Silverstone | Producer |
