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{{short description|1923 massacre of African Americans in Florida, US}}

{{Infobox civilian attack

| title = Rosewood massacre

| location =

| target = [[Black people]]

| date = January 1–7, 1923

}}

 

After hearing all the evidence, the [[Special Master]] Richard Hixson, who presided over the testimony for the Florida Legislature, declared that the state had a "moral obligation" to make [[restitution]] to the former residents of Rosewood. He said, "I truly don't think they cared about compensation. I think they simply wanted the truth to be known about what happened to them&nbsp;... whether they got fifty cents or a hundred and fifty million dollars. It didn't matter."<ref>D'Orso, pp. 256–257.</ref>

 

<blockquote>Because of the strength and commitment of these survivors and their families, the long silence has finally been broken and the shadow has been lifted&nbsp;... Instead of being forgotten, because of their testimony, the Rosewood story is known across our state and across our nation. This legislation assures that the tragedy of Rosewood will never be forgotten by the generations to come.<ref name="bassett"/></blockquote>

 

 

Rosewood descendants formed the Rosewood Heritage Foundation and the Real Rosewood Foundation Inc. in order to educate people both in Florida and all over the world about the massacre. The Rosewood Heritage Foundation created a traveling exhibit that tours internationally in order to share the history of Rosewood and the attacks; a permanent display is housed in the library of [[Bethune-Cookman University]] in [[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Beach]].<ref name="curry"/> The Real Rosewood Foundation presents a variety of humanitarian awards to people in Central Florida who help preserve Rosewood's history. The organization also recognized Rosewood residents who protected blacks during the attacks by presenting an Unsung Heroes Award to the descendants of Sheriff Robert Walker, John Bryce, and William Bryce.<ref name="awards">Tinker, Cleveland (March 16, 2006). "[http://www.gainesville.com/article/20060316/GUARDIAN/60315042 Real Rosewood Foundation Hands Out Awards"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615080820/http://www.gainesville.com/article/20060316/GUARDIAN/60315042 |date=2011-06-15 }}, ''The Gainesville Sun''. Retrieved on April 8, 2009.</ref> Lizzie Jenkins, executive director of the Real Rosewood Foundation and niece of the Rosewood schoolteacher, explained her interest in keeping Rosewood's legacy current:

<blockquote>It has been a struggle telling this story over the years, because a lot of people don't want to hear about this kind of history. People don't relate to it, or just don't want to hear about it. But Mama told me to keep it alive, so I keep telling it&nbsp;... It's a sad story, but it's one I think everyone needs to hear.<ref>{{cite news

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== See also ==

* [[Black genocide]] – the notion that African Americans have been subjected to [[genocide]]

* [[Domestic terrorism in the United States]]

* [[Elaine massacre]]

* [[List of ethnic cleansing campaigns]]

* [[List of ethnic riots#United States]]

* [[List of incidents of civil unrest in the United States]]

* [[List of massacres in the United States]]

* [[Timeline of terrorist attacks in the United States]]

 

== Notes ==

 

== Bibliography ==

|title=Owed To Rosewood Voices From A Florida Town That Died In A Racial Firestorm 70 Years Ago Rise From The Ashes, Asking For Justice.

|date=February 21, 1993

|access-date=January 2, 2018

|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-02-21/features/9301110134_1_lee-ruth-davis-rosewood-white-men}}

 

==Further reading==

* {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|D'Orso,|1996|p=}} |last1=D'Orso |first1=Michael |author-link1=Mike D'Orso |date=1996 |title=Like Judgment Day: The Ruin and Redemption of a Town Called Rosewood |url=https://archive.org/details/likejudgmentdayr0000dors_v2c6/page/n5/mode/2up |url-access=registration |publisher=[[G.P. Putnam's Sons]] |via=[[Internet Archive]] }} {{LCCN|9538492}}; {{ISBN|0-3991-4147-2}}; {{OCLC|33047183|show=all}}.

 

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