Read the book Arc of justice by Kevin Boyle.
What role did gender play in Ossian and Gladys’s struggle for equal rights in Detriot in the 1920’s? Explore how notions of manhood and womanhood influenced the Sweets’ thoughts and actions before, during, and after the riot on Garland Avenue. What can be learned about this murder case, race relations in general, or the 1920s as a whole by focusing on relations of gender and sexuality.