Historical Marker
The General Motors Sit-Down Strike
Historical marker location:
4100 Saginaw St, Flint, Michigan
( Marker is at the intersection of Saginaw Street and Whitman Street, on the right when traveling south on Saginaw Street.)
Marker installed: 1980
Michigan played a key role in the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses used by slaves to escape to freedom in the 19th century. Detroit was an important hub for the movement, and Michigan was the first state in the Northwest Territory to outlaw slavery in 1837.