The Sit Down Strike (1937)

Full title reads: “THE SIT DOWN STRIKE - Rioting in Motor Car Works at Flint, Michigan. Flint, Michigan, United States of America (USA). Various shots of the workers outside the car factory at Flint, rioting, breaking windows. Thick smoke is seen on street, police using tear gas. There are no images of fighting, just jeering, shouting and breaking up windows. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.