by Emily Virgin, Representative from Norman
In 1936, the LAPD deployed 136 officers, called the “bum blockade,” to the California border with orders to turn back Okies with “no visible means of support.” The @latimes, which called them the “hobo horde,” supported the blockade in its editorial pages. https://t.co/vYwg46shR3
— Hailey Branson-Potts (@haileybranson) November 10, 2019