What it Was Like to Live in MICHIGAN in the 1960s

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Experience Michigan in the 1960s when the Great Lakes State was the automotive capital of the world with Detroit as Motor City and the Big Three dominating the global auto industry. This documentary explores life when Ford's River Rouge Complex employed over 100,000 workers, UAW negotiated strong union contracts with pensions and health insurance, and houses in Warren or Dearborn cost only $15,000 to $25,000. Relive assembly line work that supported entire families, Flint dominated by General Motors' Buick City, and the 1967 Detroit riots that devastated the city with five days of violence and 43 deaths. Discover Motown Records at Hitsville USA producing hits with The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, and Stevie Wonder, Polish communities in Hamtramck serving paczki and pierogi, Coney Island hot dogs with chili at American and Lafayette's rivalry, and Vernors ginger ale invented in Detroit. Witness the Tigers winning the 1968 World Series uniting the city, Bo Schembechler starting at Michigan in 1969, Great Lakes beaches and cottages Up North, and the last decade when Michigan's auto-based economy seemed secure before foreign competition and decline. Perfect for those who remember when Motor City meant prosperity.

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