Arc of Justice : : a Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age
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Amazing story, a must read submitted by pk on June 29, 2011, 9:16pm This is an amazing story of race relations in Detroit in the 1920s. So much is taught of the civil war, post war, and the 1950s-60s civil rights movement that it's easy to forget what racial problems were occurring in between. And there were problems. The story of Ossian Sweet and his family's ordeal in search of their preferred housing in segregated Detroit is astounding. A must read for local history.
A Look Backwards submitted by cpaskus on June 24, 2014, 2:16pm This book is a extremely historically accurate look back at racially charged Detroit. It follows a black family who moves form the ghetto into a traditionally white part of the city, which major consequences. The author obviously did lots of research into the past, including reading journal entries and old newspapers, which he quotes often. The book is sometimes an awkward mix between historical fact and the author's own gestimations, but overall a great historical read.
Ossian Sweet Story submitted by danzoia on August 21, 2023, 8:29am Well written book on the Ossian Sweet trial and the horrible racial injustice during the Jazz age. Being from the Detroit area, it was especially interesting to read about this piece of local history.
PUBLISHED
New York : H. Holt, 2004.
Year Published: 2004
Description: 415 p.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0805071458 :
0805079335 (softcover)
SUBJECTS
Sweet, Ossian, -- 1895-1960 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Darrow, Clarence, -- 1857-1938.
Trials (Murder) -- Detroit.
African Americans -- History -- Detroit -- 20th century.
African Americans -- History -- 20th century.
Detroit (Mich.) -- Race relations.
United States -- Race relations.