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

Importance of Clarence Darrow

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Darrow is a famous defense attorney who offers his services in the case through an intermediary, N.K. McGill of the Chicago Defender. The announcement of his involvement changes the press's reporting from what it originally was. The trial of the 11 individuals results in a mistrial. Darrow returns to defend Henry Sweet and wins acquittal. He goes on to serve on the board of the NAACP until he dies in 1938.