Demonstrations -- Michigan -- Dearborn

Ford Hunger March

kchinery — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:49:56 -0400

As the devastation of the Great Depression spread throughout Detroit, increased lay-offs and financial instability among Ford Motor Company workers led to an atmosphere of despair that reached an apex in 1932. These workers were among those who marched to Ford’s River Rouge Industrial Complex in Dearborn, Michigan on March 7, 1932. This event, famously known as the Hunger March, was orchestrated by members of Detroit’s Unemployed Councils, who had been helping unemployed workers fight evictions and seek relief from charitable agencies. read more »

(12271) Ford Hunger March, Funeral Procession, 1932

eclemens — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:45:49 -0400

“The head of the vast funeral march of 70,000 proceeding down Woodward Avenue in silent pledge that the four martyrs (Joe York, George Bussell, Coleman Leny and Joe Blasio) who were killed on Monday, March 7, 1932 did not die in vain.”

--Photographer’s Description

Note: The banner leading the marchers reads "Smash Ford-Murphy Police Terror." The "Murphy" invoked is Detroit's Mayor Frank Murphy.

(12272) Ford Hunger March, Funeral Procession, 1932

eclemens — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:45:49 -0400

-Photographer's Notation

(12273) Ford Hunger March, Funeral Procession, 1932

eclemens — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:45:49 -0400

Thousands line Woodward Avenue as the funeral procession for four of the men slain during the Ford Hunger March passes by, Detroit, Michigan. Within the crows, people hold banners and sign denouncing the violence and urging men to join the auto worker’s union.

(12274) Ford Hunger March, Funeral Procession, 1932

eclemens — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:45:49 -0400

Thousands line Woodward Avenue as they await the funeral procession for four of the men slain during the Ford Hunger March, Detroit, Michigan.

(12275) Ford Hunger March, Funeral Procession, 1932

eclemens — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:45:49 -0400

Thousands fill the streets as they await the funeral procession for four of the men slain during the Ford Hunger March, Detroit, Michigan.

(12276) Ford Hunger March, Funeral Procession, 1932

eclemens — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:45:50 -0400

The first of four hearses that carry Joe York, George Bussell, Coleman Leny and Joe Blasio, four of the men killed during the Ford Hunger March, leads the vast funeral procession down Woodward Avenue.

(12276) Ford Hunger March, Funeral Procession, Hearse, 1932

eclemens — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:45:48 -0400

The first of four hearses that carry the men who were killed during the Ford Hunger March leads the vast funeral procession down Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan.

(12277) Ford Hunger March, Funeral Procession, Police, 1932

eclemens — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:45:50 -0400

Mourners confront Detroit Police officers during the demonstration and funeral procession for four of the men killed during the Ford Hunger March. Several people hold signs aloft, the most prominent proclaims “Negro and White Unite!.”

(12278) Ford Hunger March, Funerals, Communist Party Headquarters, 1932

eclemens — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:45:50 -0400

The coffins that hold Joe York, George Bussell, Coleman Leny and Joe Blasio, four of the men killed during the Ford Hunger March, are given a public viewing at Detroit's Communist Party Headquarters prior to their internment at Woodmere Cemetery.

Note: The African American man at front center is Christopher Alston, a future organizer for UAW - Ford.

(12279) Ford Hunger March, Funerals, Woodmere Cemetery, 1932

eclemens — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:45:50 -0400

Mourners stand by memorial wreaths during the funerals of Joe York, George Bussell, Coleman Leny and Joe Blasio, four of the men killed during the Ford Hunger March, at Detroit's Woodmere Cemetery.

(12280) Ford Hunger March, Victims, Joe Bussell c. 1930s

eclemens — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:45:50 -0400

Portrait of Joe Bussell, killed by Ford Servicemen during the 1932 Ford Hunger March, Detroit, Michigan.

(12281) Ford Hunger March, Victims, Joe York, c. 1930s

pneirink — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:45:50 -0400

Portrait of Joe York, killed by Ford Servicemen during the 1932 Ford Hunger March, Detroit, Michigan.

Courtesy of Belle Weisman

(12282) Ford Hunger March, Workers' Inquiry, Flyer, 1932

eclemens — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:45:50 -0400

A flyer inviting people to the public investigation of the Ford Hunger March Massacre by a Workers Jury to be held March 25, 1932 at Detroit’s Cass Tech High School.

(DN_77644_2) Ford Hunger March, Violence, 1932

pneirink — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:13:14 -0400

Demonstrators are met with violence by Dearborn Police and Ford Motor Company Servicemen outside of the Rouge Plant during the 1932 Ford Hunger March, Dearborn, Michigan.

(DN_77644_3) Ford Hunger March, Violence, 1932

eclemens — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:13:14 -0400

Tear gas fills the air as Dearborn Police and Ford Motor Company Servicemen attack demonstrators outside of the Rouge Plant during the 1932 Ford Hunger March.

(DN_77644_4) Ford Hunger March, Violence, 1932

eclemens — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:13:15 -0400

Tear gas fills the air as Dearborn Police and Ford Motor Company Servicemen attack demonstrators outside of the Rouge Plant during the 1932 Ford Hunger March.

(DN_77645) Ford Hunger March, Violence, Victims, 1932

eclemens — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:13:15 -0400

An unidentified Dearborn Policeman is assisted off of Miller Road after finding himself the first casualty of the fight between Dearborn Police, Ford Servicemen, and demonstrators during the Ford Hunger March.

(DN_77646) Ford Hunger March, Violence, 1932

eclemens — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:13:15 -0400

Demonstrators on Miller Road outside of the Rouge Plant flee as tear gas and bullets are released on them by Dearborn Police and Ford Servicemen during the 1932 Ford Hunger March.

(79688) Ethnic Communities, Chinese, Demonstrations, Kennedy Square, 1990

eclemens — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:43:21 -0500

Dongxia Jiang, 27, of Ann Arbor joined about 350 others in a demonstration in Kennedy Square to commemorate those killed in China's fight for freedom.

(79795) Ethnic Communities, Arab, Lebanese, 1989

eclemens — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:05:55 -0400

Lebanese-Americans attend an unidentified demonstration at Oakman Boulevard and Michigan Avenue in Dearborn.

(DN_77646_1) Ford Hunger March, Violence, 1932

eclemens — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:13:15 -0400

Tear gas fills the air as Dearborn Police and Ford Motor Company Servicemen attack demonstrators outside of the Rouge Plant during the 1932 Ford Hunger March.

(DN_77646_2) Ford Hunger March, Violence, 1932

eclemens — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:13:15 -0400

Tear gas fills the air as Dearborn Police and Ford Motor Company Servicemen attack demonstrators outside of the Rouge Plant during the 1932 Ford Hunger March.