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Was Henry Ford really an anti-Semite? sounds dubious. [[User:Flippin|Flippin]] 12:23, 7 May 2007 (EDT)
Was Henry Ford really an anti-Semite? sounds dubious. [[User:Flippin|Flippin]] 12:23, 7 May 2007 (EDT)
:Ford was very much an anti-Semite. He used his newspaper, the Dearborn Independent, to publish a series of articles together known as "The International Jew", where he argued there was a Jewish conspiracy to take over the world. He did later go on to apologize for it, though.--[[User:Epicurius|Steve]] 13:10, 7 May 2007 (EDT)
:Ford was very much an anti-Semite. He used his newspaper, the Dearborn Independent, to publish a series of articles together known as "The International Jew", where he argued there was a Jewish conspiracy to take over the world. He did later go on to apologize for it, though.--[[User:Epicurius|Steve]] 13:10, 7 May 2007 (EDT)
:Actually, the title was "The International Jew: The World's Foremost Problem."
:And the apology sparked a comic popular song of the 1920s, "Since Henry Ford Apologized to Me," in which a pair of Yiddish-accented comics exchange quips about being so thrilled they're going to trade their Chevrolet for a Ford, etc. I don't have the lyrics here, but it's on a CD collection entitled [http://www.amazon.com/Avenue-Great-White-Way-1914-1950/dp/B00006640B/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-5908429-9841638?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1178564829&sr=8-1 From Avenue A to the Great White Way], just in case you find it hard to believe... [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 15:11, 7 May 2007 (EDT)