The making of Black Detroit in the age of Henry Ford / Beth Tompkins Bates.

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In the 1920s, Henry Ford hired thousands of African American men for his open-shop system of auto manufacturing. This move was a rejection of the notion that better jobs were for white men only. This book explains how black Detroiters, newly arrived from the South, seized the economic opportunities...

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Main Author: Bates, Beth Tompkins
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2012], ©2012.
Subjects:
African Americans > Michigan > Detroit > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Michigan > Detroit > Social conditions > 20th century.
Migration, Internal > United States > History > 20th century.
Detroit (Mich.) > Social conditions.
Detroit (Mich.) > Race relations.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Cultural Heritage.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
African Americans.
African Americans > Social conditions.
Migration, Internal.
Race relations.
Social conditions.
Michigan > Detroit.
United States.
1900-1999
Electronic books.
History.
Genre:
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (JSTOR)
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 343 pages) : illustrations
Format: Electronic eBook
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In the 1920s, Henry Ford hired thousands of African American men for his open-shop system of auto manufacturing. This move was a rejection of the notion that better jobs were for white men only. This book explains how black Detroiters, newly arrived from the South, seized the economic opportunities offered by Ford in the hope of gaining greater economic security. As these workers came to realize that Ford's anti-union 'American Plan' did not allow them full access to the American Dream, their loyalty eroded, and they sought empowerment by pursuing a broad activist agenda.
Note:Electronic resource.
Call Number:F574.D49 N428 2012eb
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780807837450
0807837458
9781469601571
1469601575
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