Powerful dust storms swept across the Southern Plains in 1931, carrying millions of tons of black dirt that destroyed topsoil and devastated the region. Despite drought, disease, and death, determined people clung to their homes and way of life for nearly a decade.
American Experience
The Great Plains were ravaged by devastating dust storms, known as the "black blizzards", which brought millions of tons of choking black dust to the region, causing widespread destruction and suffering in 1931.
