1. Hardship and suffering during the great depression
Bud, Not Buddy Background

2. hardships Shantytowns Soup kitchens and bread lines African Americans
Known as Hoovervilles after President Hoover
Soup kitchens and bread lines
African Americans
Racism made it so they always got the worst of it

3. The Dust Bowl
Drought
Millions of tons of dust
Head west

4. Homeless children Families splintered apart
Children became orphans and orphanages became overcrowded and unpleasant
Many children would go on the road in search of a better life

5. Effects on the family No direct relief Men left to find work Children
Hobos
Children
“Wild boys”