Henry Turner
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Henry Turner was one of the African American defendants tried alongside Dr. Ossian Sweet in a landmark 1925 civil rights case involving the defense of a Black family's home against a white mob in Detroit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henry Turner canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
African American
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person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dr. Ossian Sweet
NERFINISHED
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NAACP-supported legal defense ⓘ |
| coDefendantWith |
Charles Washington
NERFINISHED
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Frank Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ Gladys Sweet NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Sweet NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Mack NERFINISHED ⓘ John Latting NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard Morse NERFINISHED ⓘ Norris Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ Ossian Sweet NERFINISHED ⓘ Otis Sweet NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Williamson NERFINISHED ⓘ William Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfTrial | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendantIn |
1925 Detroit civil rights case involving Ossian Sweet
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Ossian Sweet murder trial ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
racially motivated mob violence incident in Detroit
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self-defense case arising from defense of a Black family home ⓘ |
| legalCharge | murder ⓘ |
| legalContext | racial segregation and housing discrimination in Detroit ⓘ |
| locationOfTrial | Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being an African American defendant in a landmark civil rights trial ⓘ |
| occupation | defendant ⓘ |
| participantIn |
1925 Ossian Sweet case
NERFINISHED
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Ossian Sweet trials NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweet v. People of the State of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | group defending Ossian Sweet home from white mob ⓘ |
| representedBy | Clarence Darrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trialYear | 1925 ⓘ |
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