A saga about race relations in the North (in this instance Detroit), the quest for equal rights, and a murder trial. Clarence Darrow, negro power, and widespread injustice, combine to tell a riveting tale. A national book award winner, this work has it all. A wonderful read. ( )

A comprehensive documentation of the Ossian Sweet case that looks to me like the final word on the subject.

The story of the murder trial against Ossain Sweet and 10 other people. Mr. Sweet was an african american doctor living in Detroit in the 1920's. His family bought a bungalow in an all white area and a white man was killed while Mr. Sweet and his friends were defending the house. I thought all the information about the trial and the presence of the KKK in the north was interesting. I feel the author goes into too much detail about Ossaian's family, spending 70- pages tracing the family in detail back through his great grandfather. ( )

I listened to this magnum opus on CD and was absolutely transfixed. This book is a must read for anybody who lives in the North and thinks they know the story of racism in the 19th and 20th centuries in the Northern States. ( )

This book takes place in 1925 Detroit. A black family moves into a white neighborhood and violence ensues. The story is well told and ranges beyond Detroit to deal in general with residential segregation. ( )