[History Hounds] An Auto Disaster: The 1927 Briggs Manufacturing Tragedy with Thomas A. Klug, University of Detroit-Mercy

On April 23, 1927, a fiery explosion at the Briggs Manufacturing Company in Detroit killed 21 men—most of them African-American migrants from the South. Briggs managers and Detroit fire officials called it an “Act of God,” but was it negligence? Join us for the story of this Motor City disaster.

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