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Arc of Justice by Kevin Boyle tells the story of Dr. Ossian Sweet, an African-American physician who faces murder charges after defending his home in an all-white Detroit neighborhood from a violent mob in 1925. Moving from the South during the Great Migration, Sweet settles in Detroit's Black Bottom before buying a house on Garland Avenue, where, anticipating an attack, he enlists friends and family to help protect his property, leading to a violent confrontation and subsequent trial. This book contains sensitive topics including racial violence and historical oppression.