ALT 500 partners of UAW members attend a meeting at Solidarity House—UAW's headquarters in Detroit, Michigan—to discuss the union’s collective bargaining and legislative programs. (undated black and white photo)

ALT UAW organizers pose for the press on the Miller Road Overpass as members of the Ford Service Department approach. Moments after this image was taken the organizers were savagely beaten by the servicemen in the incident that would become known as the Battle of the Overpass. Left to right: Robert Kanter, Walter P. Reuther, Richard Frankensteen, J.J. Kennedy Photo courtesy of the Reuther Library at Wayne State University.

ALT Richard Frankensteen is brutally beaten by employees of the Ford Service Department during the Battle of the Overpass as photographers record the event and servicemen try to block their view. Photo courtesy of the Reuther Library at Wayne State University.

ALT Walter Reuther and Richard Frankensteen clean themselves up after being beaten and thrown down a flight of stairs by Ford Service Department employees during the Battle of the Overpass. Photo courtesy of the Reuther Library at Wayne State University.

ALT Injured UAW organizers listen to testimony during a National Labor Review Bureau (NLRB) hearing on the "Battle of the Overpass," Dearborn, Michigan. At left is Allwin Stickel. Walter Reuther sits at center. Photo courtesy of the Reuther Library at Wayne State University.