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Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age
Arc of Justice A Saga of Race Civil Rights and Murder in the Jazz Age Author:Kevin Boyle The grandson of a slave, Dr. Ossian Sweet moved his family to an all-white Detroit neighborhood in 1925. When his neighbors attempted to drive him out, Sweet defended himself -- resulting in the death of a white man and a murder trial for Sweet. There followed one of the most important (and shockingly unknown) cases in Civil Rights history. — Als... more »o caught up in the intense courtroom drama were legal giant Clarence Darrow and the newly formed National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).« less