Frank Marquart Oral History
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Title
Frank Marquart Oral History
Description
Frank Marquart, a former labor educator with the UAW, recalls relocating to Detroit in 1914 with his father in search of employment with the Ford Motor Co. after hearing about the Ford $5.00 per day wage announcement. In this interview Marquart describes the conditions with black workers and Ford and recalls the role of radicalism in the pre-World War II period. Marquart discusses the Proletarian Party, blacks and communism, and UAW educational activities.
Oral History Item
Interviewer
Hill, Herbert
Interviewee
Marquart, Frank, 1900-
Date Recorded
1968-07-24
Coverage
Detroit, MI; 1914-68
Collection
Citation
“Frank Marquart Oral History,” Michigan Oral History Database, accessed April 3, 2025, http://www.database.michiganoha.org/items/show/47.