Detroit Put Him on Trial

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[00:00:00]In 1925, Dr. Ossian Sweet bought a house in a white neighborhood in Detroit. He was a black physician. He had every legal right to live there. The night he moved in, a mob formed outside. Rocks came through the windows. Someone inside the house fired back. A white man in the crowd was killed. Ossian Sweet was arrested. His wife was arrested. His brother was arrested. All 11 people inside the house were charged with murder. The NAACP hired Clarence Darrow to defend them. Darrow stood before that jury and asked one question. If your home was under attack, wouldn't you defend it? The jury acquitted. But Ossian Sweet never recovered. His wife died of tuberculosis. His brother never rebuilt his life. His daughter died at 2 years old. He defended his home. The system made him pay for it anyway. Tag someone who needs to see this. We show you the system. You decide what it means. Off Limits America.