Where do I find information on the "Bum Riots" in California during the 1930s for my HST 202 class?
Answer
Use instead the term "Bum Blockade," the illegal attempt by the Los Angeles Police Department to block immigrants (especially from the Dust Bowl) from crossing the California border. Some suggested sources:
The Bum Blockade: Los Angeles and the Great Depression by Hailey Giczy.
Voces Novae: Chapman University Historical Review, Vol 1, No 1 (2009)
Full text: http://journals.chapman.edu/ojs/index.php/VocesNovae/article/view/20/110
Newsreel on YouTube: “Bum Blockade”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIZDMtRDCxI
Library databases:
https://libguides.library.cpp.edu/az.php
- Los Angeles Times Historical
- Los Angeles Times Current
- Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
- Proquest Databases
Books in the library:
American exodus : the Dust Bowl migration and Okie culture in California
Endangered dreams : the Great Depression in California