The
struggles and triumphs of farming families are documented
in the video "Lest We Forget: The Dust Bowl."
The story is told through the eyes of teenager Anne Marie
Low, and shares her pain and challenge as she overcomes the
obstacles set before her.
The viewer follows the events of the Dust Bowl chronologically
... beginning with the onset of drought, and ending, finally
with relief in the form of rain. It touches on the heroes
of the Dust Bowl ... those that documented the pain of the
farmers in the area, including Woody Guthrie and Dorthea Lange.
The video also highlights the true stories of those who witnessed
the events first-hand.
The authentic diary of Anne Marie Low is woven throughout
the video, and gives viewers a taste of the emotions that
surrounded many Dust Bowl events. For example, Anne Marie
shows anger toward the government and exasperation with her
social life. She shows the viewer the utilitarian way she,
and many others of the time, lived.
"Lest We Forget: The Dust Bowl" is a comprehensive
documentary of the events of the 1930's in the panhandles
of Texas and Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas and Colorado. From
illness to migration, it covers the strength of the people
who endured the dust storms, drought and poverty of the Dust
Bowl. |
