The Faces of Detroit

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Goody Nut Shop workers stage a sit-down strike, March 1937.

Not all of the sit-down strikes of 1937 involved industrial workers. In fact a large number were staged by women who worked as counter clerks, hotel workers and waitresses, such as the ladies of the Goody Nut Shop, a concessions shop that was adjacent to the Fox Theater.

Additional Resources:
Detroit News Photonegative Collection
Virtual Motor City Project