Darrow-minded.(ROAMING SPOTLIGHT)(Brief Article)
American Theatre, February, 2005 by Dell; '; Orto, Sarah K.
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CORAL GABLES, FLA.: What happens when a lawyer, famous for his defense of the downtrodden masses and support of labor unions, agrees to represent a wealthy white military officer in a trial fraught with class tensions? In 1931 Clarence Darrow (John Felix, in photo) took on just such a client, accused of murdering a lower-class Hawaiian man who allegedly had raped the officer's wife.
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