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Sapiro v. Ford

Libel suit by Aaron Sapiro against Henry Ford: filed 1925, tried in Detroit from March 1927, ended in a mistrial and a settlement in July 1927.

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1925 – Jul 1927

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  • Aaron Sapiro plaintiff Scholarship & press 12
  • Henry Ford defendant Scholarship & press 123

    Accounts differ on the accident and the mistrial; each is given with its owner in the story.

  • William J. Cameron witness Scholarship & press 3

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  1. 1925 – Jul 1927 Sapiro v. Ford
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  1. Antisemitism and Henry Ford’s “The International Jew”, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Holocaust Encyclopedia. Scholarship & press
    Sapiro’s libel lawsuit included 21 counts against Ford and cataloged 141 libelous statements in The Dearborn Independent.
    After some controversy about the alleged bribery of a jury member, the judge declared a mistrial.
    In April 1925, the case of Sapiro v. Ford opened in Detroit’s federal court.
  2. Henry Ford’s anti-Semitism, JSTOR Daily. Scholarship & press
    a lawyer named Aaron Sapiro, who was known for setting up agricultural cooperatives, sued Ford for defamation in 1925.
    while Ford was in a hospital, supposedly prevented from testifying by a road accident, his private security force engineered a mistrial.
  3. The International Jew: 1920s Antisemitism Revived Online, Anti-Defamation League, 30 Jan 2017. Scholarship & press
    Just before Ford was to take the stand, he was injured in an auto accident. While he recovered, Ford operatives demanded a mistrial after a juror spoke to a news reporter.
    On July 16, 1927, an out-of-court settlement of the Sapiro suit was announced.
    Cameron testified for many days, claiming full responsibility for the articles.
    This lie was exposed when James M. Miller, a former Dearborn Independent employee, swore under oath that Ford had told him he intended to expose Sapiro.
  4. Henry Ford’s apology, Reform Judaism. Scholarship & press
    The letter was written in reaction to a libel charge brought against Ford by Aaron Sapiro
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