Arc of justice : a saga of race, civil rights, and murder in the Jazz Age
Kevin Boyle (Author)
Follows the 1925 murder trial of African-American doctor Ossian Sweet, who was accused of murdering a white person during a mob attack on his home, and includes a history of the Sweet family and a portrait of his attorney, Clarence Darrow
Trial and arbitral proceedings
415 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780805071450, 9780805079333, 0805071458, 0805079335
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