A Conversation for The 1936/37 Flint, Michigan Sit-Down Strike
A669008 - The 1936/37 Flint, Michigan Sit-Down Strike
David Conway Started conversation Dec 9, 2001
http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A669008
The BBC called it 'The Strike Heard Round the World'.
A669008 - The 1936/37 Flint, Michigan Sit-Down Strike
HenryS Posted Dec 9, 2001
That is an incredible story. Wow.
One typo:
"Since is was 'known'" should be an "it".
A669008 - The 1936/37 Flint, Michigan Sit-Down Strike
David Conway Posted Dec 9, 2001
Glad you liked it. Thanks for pointing out the typo, which has now been fixed.
NBY
A669008 - The 1936/37 Flint, Michigan Sit-Down Strike
Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese Posted Dec 9, 2001
Took me some time to get through, but it was worth it 
Excellent stuff! 
A669008 - The 1936/37 Flint, Michigan Sit-Down Strike
Silverfish Posted Dec 11, 2001
Great entry. It is a bit long, but it is very compelling, so it is worth reading through to the end. Well done!
A669008 - The 1936/37 Flint, Michigan Sit-Down Strike
David Conway Posted Dec 12, 2001
Bossel and Silverfish,
Glad you both found it worth the read. I actually had a lot of fun writing this one. The events in Flint in 1936/37 read like a movie script.
Keeping it as short as it is wasn't easy. I've left quite a bit out. The first time tear gas was used on the sit-down strikers, the women saw the men with their faces hanging out of the windows, gasping for air... so they decided that the men needed more air and went about braking all of the windows on one side of the factory.
NBY
A669008 - The 1936/37 Flint, Michigan Sit-Down Strike
Whisky Posted Dec 12, 2001
Great entry, couldn't stop reading it 
whisky
A669008 - The 1936/37 Flint, Michigan Sit-Down Strike
Jimi X Posted Dec 13, 2001
What a great and thorough entry. Nothing left out and nothing to add.
A669008 - The 1936/37 Flint, Michigan Sit-Down Strike
David Conway Posted Dec 15, 2001
You know, if you all keep on talking like that, I might start believing that I can write or something. Nah, this thing tells itself.
Here's another bit I left out of the entry:
Flint, Michigan is a COLD place in January. GM turned off the heat. The strikers started building fires in the factory to keep warm. GM turned the heat back on - quickly.
NBY
A669008 - The 1936/37 Flint, Michigan Sit-Down Strike
Researcher 168963 Posted Dec 15, 2001
Brilliant entry 
Should "The striking workers ping pong..." be 'The striking workers played ping pong...'?
Anyway, great article
A669008 - The 1936/37 Flint, Michigan Sit-Down Strike
Researcher 168963 Posted Dec 15, 2001
(BTW, that's in the last paragraph of the 'In The Plant' section.)
A669008 - The 1936/37 Flint, Michigan Sit-Down Strike
David Conway Posted Dec 15, 2001
I've inserted the word 'played'. Thanks for catching that, Dastardly.
NBY
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h2g2 auto-messages Posted Dec 18, 2001
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Jimi X Posted Dec 18, 2001
Obviously, your entry has been picked for inclusion into the Guide. By this point you know the drill so I won't bore you with the gory details.
Great piece of writing!
Do keep up the good work!!
- X
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A669008 - The 1936/37 Flint, Michigan Sit-Down Strike
- 1: David Conway (Dec 9, 2001)
- 2: HenryS (Dec 9, 2001)
- 3: David Conway (Dec 9, 2001)
- 4: Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese (Dec 9, 2001)
- 5: Silverfish (Dec 11, 2001)
- 6: David Conway (Dec 12, 2001)
- 7: Whisky (Dec 12, 2001)
- 8: Jimi X (Dec 13, 2001)
- 9: David Conway (Dec 15, 2001)
- 10: Researcher 168963 (Dec 15, 2001)
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- 12: David Conway (Dec 15, 2001)
- 13: h2g2 auto-messages (Dec 18, 2001)
- 14: Jimi X (Dec 18, 2001)
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