Battle of the Overpass

The Battle of the Overpass was an attack by Ford Motor Company against the United Auto Workers (UAW) on May 26, 1937, at the River Rouge complex in Dearborn, Michigan. The UAW had recently organized workers at Ford's competitors, and planned to hand out leaflets at an overpass leading to the plant's main gate in view of many of the 90,000 employees. Before the UAW organizers could begin, they were attacked by Ford's "quasi-military" security service and the Dearborn police.

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1937 Battle of the Overpass

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1763 Siege of Fort Detroit

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1763 Battle of Bloody Run

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1812 Battle of River Canard

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1812 Battle of Brownstown

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1812 Battle of Maguaga

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1812 Siege of Detroit

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1838 Battle of Windsor

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1832 Black Hawk War

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1835 — 1836 Toledo War

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Labor-Strike-Ford Motor Company-Walter Reuther fifth from the left-Richard Frankensteen sixth from the left - NARA - 195593

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1763	Siege of Fort Detroit	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1763	Battle of Bloody Run	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1812	Battle of River Canard	United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1812	Battle of Brownstown	United States, battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1812	Battle of Maguaga	United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1812	Siege of Detroit	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1838	Battle of Windsor	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1937	Battle of the Overpass	battle	Wikidata
event	war	1832	Black Hawk War	United States, war, Sioux, Ho-Chunk, Potawatomi, Menominee, British Band	Wikidata
event	war	1835	Toledo War	war, Ohio, Michigan Territory	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry		Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant	factory, arms industry	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Wayne	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1701	Fort Detroit	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1778	Fort Shelby	fort, military base	Wikidata
site	fort	1796	Fort Amherstburg	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1937	Fort Malden	military museum, fort	Wikidata
commons	image		Labor-Strike-Ford Motor Company-Walter Reuther fifth from the left-Richard Frankensteen sixth from the left - NARA - 195593		Commons