The Foundation uses history and preservation as a roadmap to a brighter future; we partner with neighboring schools to support academic excellence through scholarship and mentoring; we work to strengthen the community through programs such as mental health and wellness and financial literacy; and the foundation engages the community to promote civic engagement.
Born in Bartow, Florida on October 30, 1895 to Henry and Doris Sweet, Ossian traveled North and attended preparatory school and college at Wilberforce University in Xenia, Ohio. After receiving his Bachelors Degree he attended Howard University, and, in 1921, earned his Medical Degree...
Book Launch, Signing, and Conversation with the Author, Daniel A. Baxter
Please join us as we launch our first book, “Detroit, 1925. The Ossian Sweet Story: An Account of Triumph and Tragedy”.
All proceeds will go toward awarding college scholarships to worthy Detroit Public Schools Community District Students.
Saturday November 4th
12-3pm
269 Erskine St Detroit MI 48201
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