Ossian Sweet trial
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The Ossian Sweet trial was a landmark 1925 court case in Detroit in which Black physician Ossian Sweet and his family were defended against murder charges after violently resisting a white mob attacking their home, becoming a pivotal moment in the legal battle against racial segregation and housing discrimination in the United States.
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