The cars designed by Henry Ford revolutionized the lives of millions of people around the world. A man of contradictions, Ford was at once forward-looking, innovative and generous, but also narrow-minded and backward-looking. He was ...See moreThe cars designed by Henry Ford revolutionized the lives of millions of people around the world. A man of contradictions, Ford was at once forward-looking, innovative and generous, but also narrow-minded and backward-looking. He was capable of lifting millions of people out of isolation with his Ford T, but also of trapping thousands of workers in their workplaces, forbidding them to sit or talk. Finally, Ford was able both to welcome otherwise rejected minorities into its factories and openly display its anti-Semitism.
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