Ossian Sweet House (Detroit, Michigan)

USA / Michigan / Grosse Pointe Park / Detroit, Michigan / Garland Street, 2905
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2905 Garland Avenue. African-American doctor Ossian Sweet's attempt to move into a bungalow located in a white neighborhood caused the neighbors to form a mob in an attempt to remove him and his family on September 9, 1925. Leon Breiner was killed when a shot was fired from the Sweet house, leading to a show trial where he and ten others were defended by Clarence Darrow. The trial resulted in a hung jury, and no further prosecution of Dr. Sweet.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossian_Sweet
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Coordinates:   42°22'12"N   82°59'4"W
This article was last modified 12 years ago