Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age

Title: Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age Author: Kevin Boyle ISBN: 9780805071450 Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Published: 2004 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Condition: Used: Near Fine Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. American History 1680764 Publisher Description: An electrifying story of the sensational murder trial that divided a city and ignited the civil rights struggle In 1925, Detroit was a smoky swirl of jazz and speakeasies, assembly lines and fistfights. The advent of automobiles had brought workers from around the globe to compete for manufacturing jobs, and tensions often flared with the KKK in ascendance and violence rising. Ossian Sweet, a proud Negro doctor-grandson of a slave-had made the long climb from the ghetto