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Reuther Library content used in new documentary

... attacked by Ford Service men during the “Battle of the Overpass.” The men were beaten for distributing United Auto Workers leaflets ...

Blog entry - mwallace - 10/01/2013 - 10:23 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

(25251) UAW Organizing, Violence, Reuther, Frankensteen, Dearborn, 1937

... Ford Service Department employees during the Battle of the Overpass. Walter Reuther sits at right, his eyes closed. ... , Reuther, Walter, 1907-1970, UAW, UAW ― Battle of the Overpass) ...

Image - eclemens - 08/01/2013 - 09:05 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Robert W. Dunn Papers

... movement in the auto industry, such as the Battle of the Overpass, sit-down strikes of 1937, and earlier 1930's auto strikes. ...

Abstracts - drice - 06/15/2012 - 14:32 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(3035) Portraits, Mayor Albert Cobo, Freeways, Detroit, 1956

Mayor Albert Cobo stands on a overpass above the Lodge/Ford Freeway. In the background the Fisher Building is ...

Image - eclemens - 06/26/2012 - 14:18 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Robert Kanter Papers

... Side Local 174 (1937-39), and fought in the Battle of the Overpass. The Homer Martin split (1939) and the Ford Strike (1941) are covered. ...

Abstracts - drice - 02/11/2011 - 11:08 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(30671) Architecture, Streetscapes, Downtown Detroit, 1965

A view of the pedestrian overpass between the two buildings of the Crowley Department Store located on ...

Image - eclemens - 11/08/2013 - 19:43 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

James Moore Audio Recordings

... gave firsthand account of 1937's "Battle of the Overpass," a brutal response by members of the Ford Service Department to the ... union members, Automobile industry workers, Battle of the Overpass, Ford Rouge Plant, Frankensteen, Richard T. (Richard Truman), ...

Abstracts - eclemens - 01/20/2021 - 10:50 - 0 comments - 1 attachment

(2866) Strikes, UAW, Ford Motor Company, Deaborn, Michigan

Members of the UAW Local 600 gather at the Miller Road overpass at the Ford Rouge Plant during an unidentified strike, Dearborn, ...

Image - eclemens - 07/10/2009 - 13:28 - 0 comments - 3 attachments

Collection Spotlight: UAW Local 600 Records

... Ford Motor-hired thugs on the factory’s pedestrian overpass, Nelson Mandela declaring “I am a member of the UAW” at the ...

Blog entry - gstrassel - 06/05/2019 - 09:35 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Remembering Walter and May Reuther

... speeches, image galleries, and more. Battle of the Overpass image gallery and blog post . Walter's speech at the ...

Blog entry - gstrassel - 06/05/2020 - 11:27 - 0 comments - 0 attachments