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Arc of Justice A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age
Kevin Boyle

Chronicles the trial in 1925 of Dr. Ossian Sweet who moved his family into an all-white neighborhood in Detroit and was subsequently arrested and tried along with his wife and other African Americans for the murder of Leon Breiner, a former coal miner who lived near Sweet's house.

1857-1938, 1895-1960, 20th century, African Americans, Darrow, Clarence, Detroit, Detroit (Mich.), History, Race relations, Sweet, Ossian, Trials (Murder), Trials, litigation, etc, United States