Henry Sweet

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Henry Sweet was an African American physician and one of the brothers involved in the landmark 1925 Ossian Sweet trial challenging racial housing segregation in Detroit.

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Henry Sweet canonical 12

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African American
person
physician
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
familyName Sweet
givenName Henry
hasEthnicity African American
hasOccupation physician
hasRelative Gladys Sweet
Ossian Sweet
Otis Sweet
other Sweet family members at Garland Avenue house
hasRole defendant in Ossian Sweet trial
involvedIn racial housing segregation conflict in Detroit
legalStatusInTrial defendant
notableFor challenging racial housing segregation in Detroit
involvement in 1925 Ossian Sweet trial
participantIn 1925 Ossian Sweet trial
Ossian Sweet trial
trial over defense of Ossian Sweet home
placeOfActivity Detroit, Michigan
linked to: Detroit
residence Detroit, Michigan
linked to: Detroit
sibling Ossian Sweet
subjectOf historical studies of the Ossian Sweet case
writings on civil rights and housing segregation in Detroit
trialYear 1925

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Ossian Sweet trial hasDefendant Henry Sweet
Ossian Sweet hasBrother Henry Sweet
William Davis coDefendantWith Henry Sweet
Charles Washington coDefendantWith Henry Sweet
Joe Mack coDefendantOf Henry Sweet
Henry Turner coDefendantWith Henry Sweet
John Smith (Sweet trials defendant) coDefendantWith Henry Sweet
subject linked to: John Smith
Otis Smith coDefendantOf Henry Sweet
Sweet trials hasDefendant Henry Sweet
Norris Murray coDefendantOf Henry Sweet
Leonard Morse coDefendantOf Henry Sweet
David H. Brown coDefendantOf Henry Sweet