March 7th is the anniversary of the Ford Hunger March of 1932.
Three thousand unemployed workers marched with fourteen demands, including jobs for laid off employees, the right to organize unions, medical aid, an end to racial discrimination in hiring and promotions and increased wages. The peaceful demonstration was met by police violence, five workers were shot and killed and sixty wounded.
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