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The Cars That Made America

This, at the time,the average wage in the industry was about $2.50

This, at the time,
the average wage in the industry was about $2.50

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This, at the time, the average wage
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in the industry was about $2.50.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:06
Uploaded
Jun 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Tabcum Entertainment,Sanguine Smart

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Movie Summary

The history and influence of cars in America.
S01 • E01 - [Narrator] The $5 day would be almost $300 today, - The Cars That Made America 00:09
- [Narrator] The $5 day would be almost $300 today,
S01 • E02 - [Narrator] In 1932, the Ford Motor Company slips - The Cars That Made America 00:10
- [Narrator] In 1932, the Ford Motor Company slips
S01 • E01 - As a result, this was really the beginning - The Cars That Made America 00:08
- As a result, this was really the beginning
S01 • E02 Ford blames the fall on Edsel and the unions. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
Ford blames the fall on Edsel and the unions.
S01 • E01 - Nobody had ever been able to make that kind of money - The Cars That Made America 00:05
- Nobody had ever been able to make that kind of money
S01 • E02 Henry Ford still had this idea, - The Cars That Made America 00:05
Henry Ford still had this idea,
S01 • E01 He was getting people from Europe. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
He was getting people from Europe.
S01 • E01 - Ford attracted a lot of African American labor - The Cars That Made America 00:10
- Ford attracted a lot of African American labor
S01 • E02 - Ford certainly didn't want a bunch of outside agitators - The Cars That Made America 00:13
- Ford certainly didn't want a bunch of outside agitato...
S01 • E01 - People came pouring in from all over the country. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
- People came pouring in from all over the country.
S01 • E01 They finally had that special police units out - The Cars That Made America 00:05
They finally had that special police units out
S01 • E01 They they had to turn fire hoses on them to disperse them - The Cars That Made America 00:07
They they had to turn fire hoses on them to disperse them
S01 • E02 (muffled screams) - The Cars That Made America 00:11
(muffled screams)
S01 • E01 - You have not just the people on the line - The Cars That Made America 00:16
- You have not just the people on the line
S01 • E02 On one of the coldest days of the year, - The Cars That Made America 00:10
On one of the coldest days of the year,
S01 • E01 You have this entire ecosystem - The Cars That Made America 00:10
You have this entire ecosystem
S01 • E01 - [Narrator] As the auto industry grows, - The Cars That Made America 00:07
- [Narrator] As the auto industry grows,
S01 • E01 - I see Detroit in the 20th century - The Cars That Made America 00:13
- I see Detroit in the 20th century
S01 • E02 - [Bennett] My men are already down there Mr. Ford. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
- [Bennett] My men are already down there Mr. Ford.
S01 • E01 It brought in a stream of population to the area. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
It brought in a stream of population to the area.