TIL Henry Ford was an anti-semite and a Nazi supporter, and used his company, money and influence to spread and legitimize antisemitic views. He blamed every national problem on Jews, from strikes to depressions, and received the "Grand Cross of the German Eagle" from the Nazis in 1938.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/interview/henryford-antisemitism/#



Submitted January 31, 2015 at 12:10AM by IanSan5653 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2u81dg/til_henry_ford_was_an_antisemite_and_a_nazi/