Picketers and Workers Fighting, Ford Rouge Plant, April 1941
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company was the last major auto manufacturer to be organized by the United Auto Workers (UAW). On April 1, 1941, workers at Ford's Rouge plant in Dearborn, Michigan, shut down the factory in reaction to anti-union firings and violence. After a turbulent ten-day strike, Ford agreed to the union's demands.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
02 April 1941
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.75283
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.00 in
Width: 10.75 in
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