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- Record Album, "March on Washington: The Official Album," 1963 - More than 250,000 civil rights advocates -- both African American and white -- showed up at this peaceful march on August 28, 1963, to support unity, jobs, and a new Civil Rights bill being proposed by President Kennedy. This LP record includes speeches by ten Civil Rights leaders heard at the Lincoln Memorial that day.
- August 28, 1963
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Record Album, "March on Washington: The Official Album," 1963
More than 250,000 civil rights advocates -- both African American and white -- showed up at this peaceful march on August 28, 1963, to support unity, jobs, and a new Civil Rights bill being proposed by President Kennedy. This LP record includes speeches by ten Civil Rights leaders heard at the Lincoln Memorial that day.
- Robert Kanter, Richard Frankensteen and Walter Reuther after the Battle of the Overpass, May 26, 1937 - Ford Motor Company refused to recognize the United Auto Workers labor union and hired guards to resist unionization among Ford employees. In May 1937, men from Ford's Service Department attacked labor organizers (including Kanter, Frankensteen and Reuther) on a pedestrian overpass at Ford's Rouge Plant. This bloody "Battle of the Overpass" became a lasting symbol of the American labor struggle.
- May 26, 1937
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Robert Kanter, Richard Frankensteen and Walter Reuther after the Battle of the Overpass, May 26, 1937
Ford Motor Company refused to recognize the United Auto Workers labor union and hired guards to resist unionization among Ford employees. In May 1937, men from Ford's Service Department attacked labor organizers (including Kanter, Frankensteen and Reuther) on a pedestrian overpass at Ford's Rouge Plant. This bloody "Battle of the Overpass" became a lasting symbol of the American labor struggle.
- Ford Service Department Men Confront UAW Organizers during the Battle of the Overpass, May 26, 1937 - Ford Motor Company refused to recognize the United Auto Workers (UAW) labor union. On May 26, 1937, men from Ford's Service Department (left) attacked labor organizers (right) Robert Kanter, Walter Reuther, Richard Frankensteen, and J.J. Kennedy on a pedestrian overpass at Ford's Rouge Plant. This "Battle of the Overpass" came to symbolize the struggle to unionize Ford. The UAW ultimately succeeded in 1941.
- May 26, 1937
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Ford Service Department Men Confront UAW Organizers during the Battle of the Overpass, May 26, 1937
Ford Motor Company refused to recognize the United Auto Workers (UAW) labor union. On May 26, 1937, men from Ford's Service Department (left) attacked labor organizers (right) Robert Kanter, Walter Reuther, Richard Frankensteen, and J.J. Kennedy on a pedestrian overpass at Ford's Rouge Plant. This "Battle of the Overpass" came to symbolize the struggle to unionize Ford. The UAW ultimately succeeded in 1941.
- "Life" Magazine, March 26, 1965 -
- March 26, 1965
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"Life" Magazine, March 26, 1965
- UAW Organizers Walter Reuther and Richard Frankensteen after the Battle of the Overpass, May 26, 1937 - Ford Motor Company refused to recognize the United Auto Workers labor union and hired guards to resist unionization among Ford employees. In May 1937, men from Ford's Service Department attacked labor organizers (including Reuther and Frankensteen) on a pedestrian overpass at Ford's Rouge Plant. This bloody "Battle of the Overpass" became a lasting symbol of the American labor struggle.
- May 26, 1937
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UAW Organizers Walter Reuther and Richard Frankensteen after the Battle of the Overpass, May 26, 1937
Ford Motor Company refused to recognize the United Auto Workers labor union and hired guards to resist unionization among Ford employees. In May 1937, men from Ford's Service Department attacked labor organizers (including Reuther and Frankensteen) on a pedestrian overpass at Ford's Rouge Plant. This bloody "Battle of the Overpass" became a lasting symbol of the American labor struggle.
- Walter Reuther and May Wolf Reuther Visiting the Ford Motor Company Pavilion at the New York World's Fair, September 1965 - United Auto Workers president Walter Reuther and his wife May Reuther visited Ford Motor Company's pavilion at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. Ford worked with Walt Disney to create its exhibits and experiences at the fair. The highlight was the Magic Skyway ride, in which guests sat in Ford convertibles through a Disney-designed show.
- September 29, 1965
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Walter Reuther and May Wolf Reuther Visiting the Ford Motor Company Pavilion at the New York World's Fair, September 1965
United Auto Workers president Walter Reuther and his wife May Reuther visited Ford Motor Company's pavilion at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. Ford worked with Walt Disney to create its exhibits and experiences at the fair. The highlight was the Magic Skyway ride, in which guests sat in Ford convertibles through a Disney-designed show.
- Walter Reuther and Richard Frankensteen after the Battle of the Overpass, May 26, 1937 - Ford Motor Company refused to recognize the United Auto Workers labor union and hired guards to resist unionization among Ford employees. In May 1937, men from Ford's Service Department attacked labor organizers (including Reuther and Frankensteen) on a pedestrian overpass at Ford's Rouge Plant. This bloody "Battle of the Overpass" became a lasting symbol of the American labor struggle.
- May 26, 1937
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Walter Reuther and Richard Frankensteen after the Battle of the Overpass, May 26, 1937
Ford Motor Company refused to recognize the United Auto Workers labor union and hired guards to resist unionization among Ford employees. In May 1937, men from Ford's Service Department attacked labor organizers (including Reuther and Frankensteen) on a pedestrian overpass at Ford's Rouge Plant. This bloody "Battle of the Overpass" became a lasting symbol of the American labor struggle.
- R.J. Thomas and Walter Reuther Holding Weapons from Workers, April 1941 -
- April 02, 1941
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R.J. Thomas and Walter Reuther Holding Weapons from Workers, April 1941
- "Support Reuther" Campaign Button, 1937-1947 -
- 1937-1947
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"Support Reuther" Campaign Button, 1937-1947
- UAW Organizers Being Photographed by Press at the Rouge Plant before the Battle of the Overpass, May 26, 1937 - Ford Motor Company refused to recognize the United Auto Workers labor union and hired guards to resist unionization among Ford employees. In May 1937, men from Ford's Service Department attacked labor organizers (left center) on a pedestrian overpass at Ford's Rouge Plant. Photographers captured the bloody "Battle of the Overpass," which became a lasting symbol of the American labor struggle.
- May 26, 1937
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UAW Organizers Being Photographed by Press at the Rouge Plant before the Battle of the Overpass, May 26, 1937
Ford Motor Company refused to recognize the United Auto Workers labor union and hired guards to resist unionization among Ford employees. In May 1937, men from Ford's Service Department attacked labor organizers (left center) on a pedestrian overpass at Ford's Rouge Plant. Photographers captured the bloody "Battle of the Overpass," which became a lasting symbol of the American labor struggle.