When he began his professional career, anti-Semitism, rife in American life, was especially virulent in Detroit, where Henry Ford published theDearbornIndependent.
Having acquired theDearbornIndependent, a weekly newspaper, in 1920, he proceeded to publish a series titled "The International Jew" that, for 91 weeks running, offered a diet of conspiracy theory, religious libel and lies.
He blamed the advent of jazz ("Moron Music") on Jews and claimed that Jews were natural traitors: "The Jewish Associates of Benedict Arnold" was a characteristic DearbornIndependent headline.