11K views · 426 reactions | In 1931, severe drought hit the Midwestern and Southern Plains. That nearly 500 miles of farmland would not become golden with wheat until eight years later. Watch "Surviving the Dust Bowl" tonight at 10/9c on PBS or stream it on PBS online + the PBS Video app. to.pbs.org/3PQAfyU | American Experience | PBS | Facebook

2.9K views · 192 reactions | In the 1930s, "black blizzards" turned the over-plowed fields of the southern Great Plains into deserts and prompted the largest migration in American history. "Surviving the Dust Bowl" is the remarkable story of those who never left. Watch it Wednesday night at 10/9c on PBS or stream it anytime: to.pbs.org/3PQAfyU | American Experience | PBS | Facebook