John Smith
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John Smith 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 |
|---|---|
| John Smith canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
criminal defendant
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person ⓘ |
| coDefendantWith |
Carlisle McFall
NERFINISHED
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Charles Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Gladys Sweet NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Sweet NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard Morse NERFINISHED ⓘ Norris Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ Ossian Sweet NERFINISHED ⓘ Otis Sweet NERFINISHED ⓘ Otis Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ William Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1925 ⓘ |
| defendantIn | People v. Sweet et al. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Smith ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| legalCharge | murder ⓘ |
| legalContext | self-defense in response to racist mob ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent | Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the African American defendants in the Ossian Sweet trials ⓘ |
| participantIn |
1925 Detroit racial violence case
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Ossian Sweet case NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweet trials ⓘ |
| partOf | group of African American men defending Sweet home ⓘ |
| residenceAtTimeOfCase | Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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