The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's

Just before the advent of the Great Depression, Henry Ford controlled the most important company in the most important industry in the booming American economy. His offer of high wages in exchange for hard work attracted workers to Detroit, but it began to come apart when Ford hired a private police force to speed up production and spy on employees. After the depression hit in 1929, these workers faced a new, grim reality as unemployment skyrocketed.

Cast

Joe Morton Narrator

Paul Boatin Self

Sally Booth Self

Stella Brown Self

Ford Bryan Self

Henry Ford Self

Doug Fraser Self

Herbert Hoover Self Gore Vidal Self

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