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National Associaton for the Advancement of Colored People Argument of Clarence Darrow in the case of Henry Sweet, In the Recorders Court, Detroit Michigan, Before the Honorable Frank Murphy, April and May, 1926.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.121 Author/Creator: National Associaton for the Advancement of Colored People Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: 1927 Pagination: 35 p. ; 22.9 x 15.8 cm. Order a Copy

One edition of "Argument of Clarence Darrow in the case of Ossian Sweet," dated 1927. Published by the NAACP. Item is printed transcription of Clarence Darrow defending Ossian Sweet in court.

Darrow, Clarence, 1857-1938
Sweet, Ossian, 1895-1960

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