With An Entire Mob At His Doorstep, This Doctor Stood His Ground
Black History Year
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🗓️ 8 January 2025
⏱️ 2 minutes
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Dr. Ossian Sweet once said he'd rather die like a man than live like a coward. Soon, however, his words would be put to the test.
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| 0:00.0 | Dr. Asien Sweet once said he'd rather die like a man than live like a coward. |
| 0:09.7 | Soon, however, his words would be put to the test. |
| 0:14.4 | This is Two-Minute Black History, what you didn't learn in school. In 1925, ASEAN Suite was determined to purchase a home away from the impoverish area of Detroit that he was in. |
| 0:36.6 | The only problem was that it was in an all-white neighborhood. |
| 0:41.4 | The Florida native had to pay $6,000 more than the fair market value of the house. |
| 0:47.6 | But the huge markup on the house's value didn't work. |
| 0:51.2 | When news spread around town that a black man was moving into town, the all-white neighborhood tried something more drastic. |
| 1:02.0 | Hundreds of whites mobbed the Sweet family their first night in the house. |
| 1:10.0 | However, the doctor was prepared. |
| 1:12.6 | He assembled 11 family members and friends inside the home, armed with ammunition, ready to take action if needed. |
| 1:20.6 | ASEAN's brother shot one of the mobsters dead, and all 11 people inside the home were charged for first-degree murder. |
| 1:29.0 | With the help of the NAACP, the trial ended in a hung jury. |
| 1:33.7 | The rest of the family was not prosecuted. |
| 1:37.0 | Sweet was determined to challenge residential segregation. |
| 1:41.0 | Regardless of what we see on the news, we too have the right to live safely and free of police brutality, threats, and with access to services wherever we live. |
| 1:52.0 | In order to move towards the future, you've got to look to the past. |
| 1:56.0 | This has been Two-Minute Black History, a podcast by Push Black. |
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| 2:11.5 | Together, let's celebrate and honor the legacy of black history. |
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