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 Henry Ford was a strange character and quite a mixed bag. In the early 1920s Ford published various articles with strong antisemitic views. But Ford was open minded as an employer actively hiring minorities and handicapped workers when it was uncommon in American industry. Henry Ford was a strange character and quite a mixed bag. In the early 1920s Ford published various articles with strong antisemitic views. But Ford was open minded as an employer actively hiring minorities and handicapped workers when it was uncommon in American industry.
  
-None of Ford's antisemitic articles  were written by Ford, but he allowed his name to be used as author.  The newspaper that ran the articles, The Dearborn Independent, was shutdown in 1927 and Ford issued an apology. +None of Ford's antisemitic articles  were written by Ford, but he allowed his name to be used as author.  The newspaper that ran the articles, The Dearborn Independent, was shutdown in 1927 and Ford issued an apology. Just like the articles that were written by others using Ford's name, some people claim that the apology did not come directly from Ford either.
  
-Ford's antisemitic articles were published in Germany drawing praise from Adolf Hitler, however there is no indication that Ford ever tried to connect with the German Nazi party, or any of its members.  +Ford's antisemitic articles were published in Germany drawing praise from Adolf Hitler, however there is no indication that Ford ever tried to connect with the German Nazi party, or any of its members.
  
 In the early 1930s The Ford Motor Company was manufacturing one third of all the world's automobiles.  Did Hitler award Henry Ford the Grand Service Cross to thank him for his support, or was Germany awarding Henry Ford the Grand Service Cross in hopes that Henry Ford would support them during the war.  In the early 1930s The Ford Motor Company was manufacturing one third of all the world's automobiles.  Did Hitler award Henry Ford the Grand Service Cross to thank him for his support, or was Germany awarding Henry Ford the Grand Service Cross in hopes that Henry Ford would support them during the war. 


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