When Flint Fought Back: Genora Johnson and the Strike That Changed America

In 1937, a 23-year-old Flint woman stood between General Motors security, Flint police gunfire, and the workers fighting for their lives inside Fisher Body. Her name was Genora Johnson Dollinger — and she did more than rally the Women’s Emergency Brigade. She dodged bullets for the UAW and helped spark a labor uprising that reshaped the American middle class. This episode begins with a cinematic reenactment of the Flint Sit-Down Strike and Genora’s electrifying moment on the picket line. From her kitchen-table organizing to the chaos outside the plants, Genora’s bravery becomes the doorway into a deeper story about labor, power, and the long shadow cast over America’s auto industry. The Mitten Channel is a network of podcasts. 👉

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When Flint Fought Back: Genora Johnson and the Strike That Changed America is an episode from Radio Free Flint Podcast by The Mitten Channel.

This episode is 0:59 long.

This episode was published on Dec 12, 2025.

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