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Letter by a soldier's wife at Sojourner Truth Project describes her inability to secure employment at Ford Motor Co. Footnotes reads "Donated by Production Foundry-Ford Local 600, UAW-CIO."

Autobiography of late NAACP Executive Secretary refers to Sweet Case, Ford and GM strikes, 1943 Riot and Detroit Branch NAACP.

Includes some material on UAW, Ford Motor Company, Sojourner Truth and the 1943 Riots, police-community relations

Editor of Michigan Chronicle and President of Michigan Civil Rights Federation join President of Michigan Division, National Negro Congress, in pointing out to Ford Motor Company the racial implications of their action in the Ford Strike.

Makes occasional references to the auto industry, Detroit, Ford and the UAW.

Summarizes efforts and success of Ford, Chrysler, and GM in employing "hard core" unemployed.

Makes many references to role played by Negroes in Ford Organizing Drive. p.133-167. A New Deal for Labor

Engineer is William D. Bowman who works at Ford Motor Company's Research and Design Center in Dearborn.

April 5th issue carries lead article, "Greetings to Negro workers" and states, "This edition has been especially written to explain to the Negro community the program and policy of the UAW - CIO in regards to the present organizational drive." The…

Describes Ford's contacts with black ministers, Rev. Daniel and Rev. Bradby, and his two black employees, William Perry and Don Marshall.