Rosewood massacre

When

1923

Kind

Massacre

Coordinates

29.23° N, 82.93° W

Description

1923 massacre of African-Americans in Florida, USA

1923 massacre of African Americans in Florida, US

The Rosewood massacre was a racially motivated massacre of Black people and the destruction of a Black town during the first week of January 1923 in rural Levy County, Florida. By the official death toll, at least six Black people were killed, but eyewitness accounts suggested 27 or more deaths. In addition, at least two White people were killed in self-defense by one of the victims.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Rosewood massacre, a racially motivated massacre of black people and the destruction of a black town, takes place in Rosewood, Florida”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en Florida, seis personas negras y dos blancas son asesinadas durante la Masacre de Rosewood, un conflicto de carácter racial”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page