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The Ford Strikers Riot - A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Moment of American Labour History


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Hari and Kimi delve into a powerful image frozen in time: the Ford Strikers Riot of 1941. Witness the raw intensity of the struggle between capital and labour captured in a single frame by Detroit News photographer Milton Brooks at the Ford Rouge Plant. This gripping photograph, which shows a strikebreaker being beaten by United Auto Workers (UAW) strikers, went on to win the very first Pulitzer Prize for Photography in 1942. Join us to unpack the story behind this iconic portrayal of American industrial conflict.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:POTD/2025-04-03

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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