Battle of the Overpass

When

26 May 1937

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

42.31° N, 83.16° W

Description

1937 violence against union organizers in Dearborn, Michigan, USA

1937 violence against union organizers in Dearborn, Michigan, USA

The Battle of the Overpass was an attack by Ford Motor Company against the United Auto Workers (UAW) on May 26, 1937, at the River Rouge complex in Dearborn, Michigan. The UAW had recently organized workers at Ford's competitors, and planned to hand out leaflets at an overpass leading to the plant's main gate in view of many of the 90,000 employees.

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