Talk:Ford Hunger March

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I welcome additions and comments on this new article. Thank you Cullen328 (talk) 06:24, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

• Should this not be renamed the Ford Massacre? Tom Pippens (talk) 15:00, 3 December 2011 (UTC)
  • We would use an article name with such a strong point of view only if a large majority of reliable sources use that name. An example is Boston Massacre. In this case, Maurice Sugar's book about the event, and most other historical accounts of the event call it the "Ford Hunger March" so that's what we should call it. What specific sources call it "Ford Massacre"? Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 16:19, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

Ford Massacre

I am finding some sources calling it the "Ford Massacre" which appear mostly to be Communist Party sources, or mentions that it was the term used by the "radical press". So I am not opposed to mentioning that as an alternate name, but think the current name best meets WP:NPOV. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 16:31, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

Hiya Cullen328. I am currently watching The Ascent of Money#Ep. 5: Safe as houses. Niall Ferguson is a Harvard Professor but I believe the series is aimed at British audience (like me). He recounts the incident but does not give it a direct label - instead a "Ford Massacre" headline (of the type you mention above) is flashed in the background. The execution of strikers is a hot topic in the UK right now. Ferguson's point was that the Detroit Industry Murals were commissioned not because there was a Ford Hunger March but as a direct result of the Massacre to appease the outraged. To me as an outsider the "Massacre" is what makes this particular incident notable. Tom Pippens (talk) 18:33, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

"controlled by the Communist Party"

this is not well referenced, the language is questionable. Unemployed Councils and the United Auto Workers were not made up of all Communists, and not "controlled" by some overarching Communist "menace". I think the article would be stronger if the ideological tint were removed. Organizing may have been helped by Communist Party groups, but organizing is not something cut and dried to be controlled by one group. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.38.214.164 (talk) 00:16, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Conflicting Source

I have a book source: "Henry Ford: A Biography" by William Adams Simonds published in 1946, saying on pages 192 and 193 that an investigation revealed none of the protesters at this event were ever employed at any Ford plant (unsure of whether or not this is true). The book also says that Bennett attempted to negotiate with the protesters, was knocked unconscious by a rock, then his 2 bodyguards started shooting in response to Bennett being knocked unconscious (this one in particular makes more sense than Bennett driving up in a car out of nowhere for the sole purpose of shooting a gun at protesters).

I don't know where my source got its info, but my source and the source that makes up 90% of this article's citations apparently have 2 polar opposite biases. Someone willing to do more research on the march should find the truth of this, and update the page to reflect it. Acronach (talk) 00:01, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

Reliable Sources

I did 2 edits from reliable sources however much of this page should be reviewed and edited for accuracy. I am pressed for time so I can't do it right now, however I am leaving some sources here for anyone that would like to work on this page:

1. Wayne State University 2. Detroit Free Press

--Asr1014 (talk) 21:05, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

I've added these to External links. One is a brief summary of events with nothing new, the other requires a subscription. It's more noticeable there than here, I think Rutsq (talk) 02:17, 10 March 2026 (UTC)