Leon Breiner
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Leon Breiner was a white neighbor who was shot and killed during the 1925 Ossian Sweet incident in Detroit, a racially charged confrontation that led to a landmark civil rights trial.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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shooting victim ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
racial tensions in Detroit housing
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white mob surrounding Ossian Sweet’s home ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1925 ⓘ |
| deathContext | racially charged confrontation at Ossian Sweet’s house ⓘ |
| ethnicity | white ⓘ |
| hasRole | neighbor of Ossian Sweet ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
1920s in Detroit
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Jim Crow era in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactOn | public debate over self-defense and racial violence in housing disputes ⓘ |
| legalCaseContext | Sweet family murder trial ⓘ |
| legalSignificanceContext | landmark civil rights trial involving Ossian Sweet ⓘ |
| locatedNearEvent | Ossian Sweet house, Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| mentionedInContextOf | Ossian Sweet trial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Leon Breiner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being killed during the Ossian Sweet incident ⓘ |
| participantIn |
1925 Ossian Sweet confrontation
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Ossian Sweet incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNarrative |
Clarence Darrow’s defense of Ossian Sweet and others
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events leading to NAACP-supported defense of Ossian Sweet ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relevantTo |
civil rights history in the United States
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racially motivated violence in 1920s Detroit ⓘ |
| significantEvent | death during the Ossian Sweet incident ⓘ |
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