Charles Washington
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Charles Washington 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 |
|---|---|
| Charles Washington canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American
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criminal defendant ⓘ person ⓘ |
| chargedWith | murder ⓘ |
| coDefendantWith |
Carlisle McFall
NERFINISHED
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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 ⓘ Otis Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ William Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Willis McCall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| defendantIn | Ossian Sweet murder trial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| legalContext | self-defense in response to racist mob ⓘ |
| locationOfTrial | Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being an African American defendant in the 1925 Ossian Sweet case ⓘ |
| participantIn |
1925 Ossian Sweet case
NERFINISHED
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Sweet murder trial ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Ossian Sweet trials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | group of African American men defending Ossian Sweet’s home ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| yearOfTrial | 1925 ⓘ |
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