Bennett is a former boxer in the navy whom Ford chooses to lead his security department during the Great Depression. Bennett trains 3,600 private police to guard the gates of the plant, report workers for any work violations, and root out union organizers. During the Dearborn march, Bennet drives a car into the crowd and fires a gun at the protesters, sparking the violence that leaves 4 protesters dead and 50 wounded.
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Harry Bennett Character Timeline in The Flivver King
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Chapter 63
Ford hires a well-known boxer in the navy, Harry Bennett , to head his security department. It is Bennett’s job to organize and train 3,600...
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Chapter 64
...them for ransom, thinking, “uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” Ford relies on Harry Bennett to guard the children and investigate anyone who is a part of his security team....
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Chapter 66
Abner reads about the rest of the march in the paper: Harry Bennett drove out into the crowd and began firing a revolver; someone threw a rock at...
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