Report on the Ford Motor Company Inkster Rehabilitation Project, 1931-1941, "Village of Inkster - Welfare"
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During the Great Depression, Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford repaired homes, paved streets, established a medical clinic, and opened a low-price commissary. Improvements were funded through involuntary paycheck deductions from Inkster residents employed at Ford's nearby Rouge plant.
During the Great Depression, Ford Motor Company made efforts to improve living conditions in Inkster, Michigan, a primarily Black community hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Ford repaired homes, paved streets, established a medical clinic, and opened a low-price commissary. Improvements were funded through involuntary paycheck deductions from Inkster residents employed at Ford's nearby Rouge plant.
Artifact
Report
Date Made
January 1945
Subject Date
1931-1941
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Inkster
Depressions (Economic concept)
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.55.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Typewriting
Handwriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 8.5 in
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