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Black Sunday was only halfway through the decade-long crisis. The storms continued. The Great Depression still affected people. Government programs were instituted to help. Learn what FDR’s administration did to try to keep the southern Plains from becoming a North American Sahara desert. Find out why some residents finally decided they had to give up and move somewhere else and how some held on.
Original Release
11/18/2012
US Release
11/18/2012
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| 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 |
| Irene Beck Hauer | Self - Resident of Cimarron County, CO |
| Louise Forester Briggs | Self - Resident of Texas County, OK |
| 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 |
| Shirley Forester McKenzie | Self - Resident of Texas County, OK |
| Pauline Durrett Robertson | Self - Resident of Potter County, TX |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ken Burns | Executive Producer |
| Dayton Duncan | Producer |
| Elle Carriere | Producer |
| Julie Dunfey | Producer |
| Susan Shumaker | Producer |
| Aileen Silverstone | Producer |
Editors
