SOURCE: WUFT
1/9/2022
tags: racism, Florida, African American history, Rosewood Massacre
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1/9/2022
At Rosewood's 100th Anniversary, Black Residents and Descendants Return
Breaking Newstags: racism, Florida, African American history, Rosewood Massacre
This month marks the 100th anniversary of the destruction of Rosewood. Rosewood was a majority Black community in Levy County. In January of 1923, a white vigilante mob murdered Black residents and set fire to the town.
Listen above to a report from the Sunday wreath laying ceremony in Rosewood and scroll through photos below. Click here for a full calendar of this week’s centennial events.
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