Book Review: Kevin Doyle’s Arc of Justice

It is the accounting of the life of Dr. Ossian Sweet, who left the home of his parents in central Florida at the age of 13 to pursue an education and the life of one of Du Bois’ touted Talented Tenth before being embroiled as a subject of a criminal defense case that drew national attention and helped the nascent NAACP develop a legal defense fund.

After graduating from Wilberforce University and Howard’s Medical School, Sweet settled to Detroit to seek his fortune. After establishing a successful practice he found a wife and started a family. He later bought a home in a nice neighborhood outside the ghetto in a neighborhood where he anticipated that he might encounter strife.

On one fateful day in 1925 right after Labor Day he moved his family into the residence and was accompanied by a host of family and friends to ensure he would have protection if he needed it. They also brought along firearms – just in case.

Later that night, a huge mob assembled outside even though police were present. No violence happened that night. The next night was different whereby as many as 500 people or more …Read the Rest

Source:: Legally Armed in Detroit