1930s. Okies was a name for all unemployed people leaving for mostly California to find a way to survive.
Wikipedia says:
Once the Okie families migrated from Oklahoma to California, they often were forced to work on large farms to support their families.
Because of the minimal pay, these families were often forced to live on the outskirts of these farms in shanty houses they built themselves. These homes were normally set up in groups called Squatter Camps or Shanty Towns, which were often located near the irrigation ditches which ran along the outskirts of these farms.
Indoor plumbing was inaccessible to these migrant workers, and so they were forced to resort to using outhouses. Unfortunately, because of the minimal space allotted to the migrant workers, their outhouses were normally located near the irrigation ditches, and some waste would inevitably runoff into the water. These irrigation ditches provided the Okie families with a water supply. Due to this lack of sanitation in these camps, disease ran rampant among the migrant workers and their families.
Also contributing to disease was the fact that these Shanty Town homes that the Okie migrant workers lived in had no running water, and because of their minimal pay medical attention was out of the question.
What did the Okies eat?
Chicken-fried steak, barbecue pork, fried okra, squash, blackeyed peas, cornbread, biscuits, sausage gravy, grits, corn, strawberries and pecan pie. Tulsa World, Jan 28, 2007
As the offspring
of those very “ okies “, I gotta ask ,,,
what’s your point ?
They were legal citizens.
These aren’t.
.
Ironic. I moved from Kalifornistan to Oklahoma, and the above diet is still preferred. In fact, their three basic food groups are salt, sugar and fat.
Needless to say, I don't eat out much.