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Oral History Interview: Mildred Lenora Morris Ward and James Harrison Ward
Mildred, a teacher, and James, a wage worker, both grew up in Oklahoma and felt the contradictory policies of the Agricultural Adjustment Act during the Great Depression. Mildred thinks the Grapes of Wrath was fairly accurate, with a few "exaggerations." They came to Dinuba, California in 1938. Mildred supported the family as a teacher while James looked for work. James saw unions as disruptive to wage earning. They describe World War II as a major turning point economically. Mildred comments on the prejudice she and her family encountered as Okies.
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