Ossian Sweet trials

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:crime
gptkbp:charge gptkb:murder
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:Ossian_Sweet
gptkbp:defenseAttorney gptkb:Clarence_Darrow
gptkbp:event September 9, 1925
shooting at Ossian Sweet's house
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ossian Sweet trials
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Great_Migration
racial tensions in Detroit
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Frank_Murphy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Detroit
gptkbp:mediaCoverage national
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:NAACP
gptkb:Charles_Washington
gptkb:James_Smith
gptkb:Sarah_Hunter
gptkb:William_Davis
gptkb:Henry_Sweet
gptkb:Gladys_Sweet
Eunice Davis
John Latting
Leon Breiner
Norris Murray
Otis Sweet
Willa Mae Smith
gptkbp:prosecutor gptkb:Robert_Toms
gptkbp:relatedTo African American history
civil rights
racial segregation
housing discrimination
mob violence
Detroit history
People v. Davis
People v. Latting
People v. Sweet
legal history of Michigan
gptkbp:result acquittal
mistrial
gptkbp:resultedIn increased NAACP prominence
public debate on self-defense
gptkbp:significance landmark civil rights case
gptkbp:victim Leon Breiner
gptkbp:year 1925
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Sweet_Trials
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7