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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Predicate Object
instanceOf African American
person
physician
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
familyName Sweet NERFINISHED
givenName Henry NERFINISHED
hasEthnicity African American
hasOccupation physician
hasRelative Gladys Sweet NERFINISHED
Ossian Sweet NERFINISHED
Otis Sweet NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
trial over defense of Ossian Sweet home
placeOfActivity Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED
residence Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED
sibling Ossian Sweet NERFINISHED
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