I was honored and humbled to work on this project about the life of Walter P. Reuther. Walter is best known as an early leader and president of the United Automobile Workers union, but he also spoke at the March on Washington, protested with Caesar Chavez and Coretta Scott King, worked with several U.S. Presidents, funded the first Earth Day, and was beat up and shot, among many other events and accomplishments during a lifetime spent advocating for human rights and social justice.
This book was presented to UAW members at their 38th Constitutional Convention. It will also be sent to President Biden, Vice President Harris, the Governor of Michigan, and other politicians, with the intent of generating interest in placing a statue of Walter in the U.S. Capitol.
Thanks to Ruthann Hande, Bruce Dickmeyer, Sandra Engle, Victor S. Reuther, Gavin Strassel and the Walter P. Reuther Library for their huge contributions to this project.
Client: The Walter and May Reuther Memorial Fund. All images courtesy of the Walter P. Reuther Library.