How the Ford Motor Company Won a Battle and Lost Ground

This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the Social Studies content area. It is most appropriate for 9th-10th grade students enrolled in a U.S. History class.

This article relates the infamous incident of UAW leaders beaten savagely by Ford "security" forces in 1937. Although Ford spokesmen tried to blame union members for the violence, photos taken at the scene proved otherwise, leading to Ford's eventual capitulation to the UAW.
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Direct Link: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/2013/04/how-the-ford-motor-company-won-a-battle-and-lost-ground/

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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 9, 10
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Internet Connection
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: text complexity, labor unions, Henry Ford, Ford Motor Company, United Auto Workers, labor strikes, Wagner Act, photojournalism, informational text, Ford
Instructional Component Type(s): Text Resource
Resource Collection: Social Studies Reading Resources

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