William Davis
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William Davis was one of the African American defendants tried alongside Dr. Ossian Sweet in the landmark 1925 Detroit case involving racial violence and self-defense.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Davis canonical | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal defendant
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person ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | defense of Ossian Sweet home from white mob ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | NAACP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coDefendantWith |
Charles Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Sweet NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ James E. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Mack NERFINISHED ⓘ John Latting NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard Morse NERFINISHED ⓘ Norris Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ Ossian Sweet NERFINISHED ⓘ Otis Sweet NERFINISHED ⓘ William Davis Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| defendantIn |
1925 Ossian Sweet murder trial
ⓘ
Ossian Sweet trials ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| involvedIn | racially motivated mob violence incident at Ossian Sweet house ⓘ |
| legalCaseLocation | Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCaseYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| legalCharge |
conspiracy
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murder ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | acquitted ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an African American defendant in the Ossian Sweet case
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role in landmark self-defense and civil rights trial ⓘ |
| placeOfResidenceAtTimeOfCase | Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedBy |
Arthur Garfield Hays
NERFINISHED
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Clarence Darrow NERFINISHED ⓘ National Association for the Advancement of Colored People legal team ⓘ |
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