Caption

Detroit, Michigan, The Dr. Ossian Sweet home and memorial park. When Sweet moved his family into this then-all white neighborhood in 1925, a mob inspired by the Ku Klux Klan tried to force them out. Defenders of the home fired on the mob, killing one white man. Sweet and 10 others were charged with murder. They were defended by the NAACP and Clarence Darrow

Date

Sep 01, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jim West

Reference

BRK25I60_499

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

86,1Mb (7,1Mb) / 14,9in x 22,4in / 4480 x 6720 (300dpi)

Keywords

white house building city urban history integration crime family water murder gardens river body of water North America USA America illegality American historic neighborhood old town criminal run US-American racism xenophobia discrimination orthographic quick illegal exterior view travel photography Ossian Michigan Detroit Downtown Historic quarter Memorial Park home structure town urban environment criminality waterfront park waters United States of America historical district historic center race orthographical speedy exterior midtown Historic district construction municipal United States neighbourhood historic centre racist vertical fast outdoor shot city center US-America historic city center rapid exterior photograph city centre historic city centre outdoor photo town center historic old town Town centre historical old town Inner city old city Inner town old district Old town area houses buildings cities integrations families murders rivers illegalities old towns crimes running exterior views Historic quarters homes parks historically racing Historic districts constructions outdoor shots exterior photographs outdoor photos old historic town water body Water area open water historical image history image history images runs historic part races in the centre of