The violence in Rosewood mirrored some of America's infamy of racial violence in the years after World War I. In Florida, the Black communities in Ocoee and Rosewood were stained by historic violence in 1920 and 1923, respectively.
Racial violence obliterated the Florida town of Rosewood 100 years ago. This month, commemorations are planned as descendants speak about the need to keep Rosewood alive.
ROSEWOOD, Fla. – Lizzie Robinson Jenkins’s living room walls are covered in neat rows and columns of early 1900s history. Tables are littered with artifacts from her aunt including frayed
The violence in Rosewood mirrored some of America's infamy of racial violence – including lynchings and mob attacks – in the years after World War I that included Chicago, Tulsa, Omaha and East St. Louis. In Florida, the Black communities in Ocoee and Rosewood were stained by historic violence in 1920 and 1923, respectively.
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