Two bright sons of Jewish millionaires, a Tennessee school teacher, and a black medical doctor in Detroit were the defendants in three iconic legal thrillers that personified the transformation of the American dream into a nightmare. Frequently the press described Darrow’s speeches as “eloquent” or “logical” and in almost every case, “emotional”. He was able to bring all male juries to tears and evoke at least empathy if not sympathy for his obviously guilty clients.
Books and movies have been based on Darrow, his career, and his cases, but few are as thorough or more captivating as The Great Trials of Clarence Darrow: The Landmark Cases of Leopold and Loeb, John T. Scopes, and Ossian Sweet.
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