fi physician by the name of ossian suite purcha sweet was attacked by a white mob. people came, attempted to burn the house down. he came to the door and fired out into the mob, striking and killing one person. dr. sweet was arrested and charged with murder. in 2006, a man by the name of john white in long island, surrounded by five hostile white teens who had said they were coming to attack his teenage son, and he fired, whether accidentally or not. he said it was accidentally. cunni one young man killed, and he was arrested, charged and convicted of manslaughter and went to jail for this. the idea that an african-american person has the right to defend -- >> their life, property. >> their life, family, property, and son, something still seen as a contradiction in terms. still 1857, that a black person has no whites and a white person