The Making of Black Detroit in the Age of Henry Ford
| Author | : Beth Tompkins Bates |
| Publisher | : Univ of North Carolina Press |
| Total Pages | : 361 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780807835647 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0807835641 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Making of Black Detroit in the Age of Henry Ford by : Beth Tompkins Bates
Download or read book The Making of Black Detroit in the Age of Henry Ford written by Beth Tompkins Bates and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. In The Making of Black Detroit in the Age of Henry Ford