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James Boggs Oral History (excerpts)

"5 Slain, 50 Hurt in Riot of Idle at Ford Plant"

Newspaper headline about the aftermath of the Ford Hunger March

"Working Class of Detroit Enraged by Massacre of Unemployed Ford Workers..."

Newspaper headlines explaining worker reaction to the Ford Hunger March violence

5 Ford Riot Leaders are Sought by Police

Newspaper headline

Hunger Marchers Battle Police, Storm Plant

Newspaper Headline Clipping

"4 Die as 3000 Riot for Jobs in Ford Plant"

Newspaper Clipping about Ford Hunger March aftermath

Ford "Hunger Marchers" as Seen From The News Airplane

Newspaper image illustration showing an aerial view of the area around the Ford Plan in Dearborn, 1932. The image shows where marchers approached as well as Ford security and Dearborn Police preparations

"Four Killed in Riot at Ford Plant..." clipping

A headline clipped from a newspaper reading, "Four Killed in Riot at Ford Plant as 3000 idle fight; Fifty are injured in Dearborn Battle When Police Fire on Unemployed Marchers"