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Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 87

By Erik Loomis

In General

On June 11, 2017

This is the grave of Henry Ford. Born in 1863 in Greenfield Township, Michigan, Henry Ford is one of the strangest and most conflicted characters in American history. With the exception of Thomas Edison, probably no single individual did more to bring the United States into the modern age. And yet, unlike Edison who completely […]

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Uncle Sam and the Bolsheviki-IWW Rat

By Erik Loomis

On January 31, 2015

In 1918 and 1919, the Ford Motor Company produced a bunch of cartoons to support World War I and the Red Scare. This piece of radical eliminationism is from 1919. Here’s a link with sound, which

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This Day in Labor History: January 5, 1914

By Erik Loomis

On January 5, 2015

On January 5, 1914, Henry Ford announced his famous $5 a day wage to his workers. Ford is often lauded for his efforts here and he was surely forward-thinking in creating this salary. But this post wi

This Day in Labor History: May 26, 1937

By Erik Loomis

In General

On May 26, 2013

On May 26, 1937, United Auto Workers organizers, including future president Walter Reuther, walked toward the Ford Motor Company’s giant River Rouge plant in Dearborn, Michigan to hand out pro-union leaflets to workers. As they crossed an overpass toward the plant, Ford’s private army, led by his right-hand man Harry Bennett, savagely beat them, then […]

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This Day in Labor History: March 7, 1932

By Erik Loomis

On March 7, 2013

On March 7, 1932, several thousand unemployed workers marched toward Henry Ford’s River Rouge plant in Dearborn, Michigan. Upon reaching the complex, the city police and Ford’s armed guard