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The 1923 Rosewood Massacre
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Rosewood massacre a harrowing tale of racism and the road toward reparations 1/3/2016 The
Guardian: "One of Moore’s sources, Arnett Doctor, would later devote much of his
life to lobbying for Rosewood reparations. Doctor, a descendant of survivors,
spent untold hours eliciting detailed narratives of the event from survivors. He
is often cited as the “driving force” behind the reparations bill, as the man
who brought his findings to high-powered attorneys at Holland & Knight, who
helped lobby the legislature for reparations."
Rosewood: The Full Story 12/2/2015 WREG: with video - "Journalist Gary
Moore unearthed the story back in the 1980's. Back then, he produced a special
for 60 Minutes about it. Now he delves even deeper into the atrocity in his new
book, "Rosewood: The Full Story"."
Kathleen High students learn overlooked Fla. History 9/4/2015 The
Ledger: "Kathleen High students this week learned about an overlooked bit of
Florida history: The 1923 massacre at Rosewood, a town in Levy County founded by
black laborers. Sherry DuPree, a representative for the Rosewood Heritage
Foundation, spoke to students Friday about Rosewood and racial conflict leading
up to and following the attack."
Leader of reparations in Rosewood massacre, Arnett Doctor, dies at 72 3/27/2015 Fox
News: "Arnett Doctor, a key figure responsible for securing reparations for
victims of the Rosewood massacre, has died in the Tampa Bay area following a
long illness. He was 72."
Man who fought for Rosewood compensation, dies 3/27/2015 WFLA: "His
daughter, Charmin Doctor said "He was big on wanting to get the survivors seen
about and compensated and get the story out." It's a family heritage they are
proud to share. "My grandmother was a survivor, my great grandmother was a
survivor, my uncle was a survivor," his daughter Robin Conyers said. They also
plan to carry on the work he's done. "It's something that we push to try to
follow and continue, because that's something that he wanted. He wanted us
striving, passing it around the world. We don't want it to just stop with him,"
said Dontavious Doctor, his son."
Arnett Doctor, driving force behind Rosewood reparations, dies at 72 3/26/2015 Tampa
Bay Times: "But the biggest factor, lawyers and family members said, was the
advocacy of one Rosewood descendent, Arnett Doctor, who was found dead in his
Spring Hill home Monday at the age of 72 after a long illness. "He was the one
who created the narrative, who gathered the facts and said those facts entitle
us to reparation," said Steve Hanlon, a law professor at St. Louis University
and one of the Holland & Knight lawyers who helped push the bill."
Remembering the Rosewood Massacre 1/4/2015 Daily Kos: "One of the reasons
that knowing history, especially a history that was covered up and buried, is
important, is that it helps explain the present day. When questions are raised,
and fingers are pointed—by racists and racism apologists—at the black community
for their "culpability" in their own lack of progress in the US, those
finger-waggers fail to mention the terrorism that has taken place multiple times
against prospering black communities."
MLK Day celebration features history author 1/24/2014 Suncoast News: "The
headliner was Marvin Dunn of Miami, whose book “The Beast in Florida: a History
of Anti-Black Violence” is going for more than $100 on eBay and Amazon. The
book, published in the spring of 2013 by the University Press of Florida, only
had one printing, so copies are hard to come by. Dunn stayed afterward to sign
those brought to the event."
Book review: 'The Beast in Florida: A History of Anti-Black Violence' by Marvin
Dunn 10/6/2013 Florida Times Union: "Marvin Dunn’s “The Beast in Florida”
is a subtle, Aristotelian evocation of a loathsome era in Florida and Southern
history when white men — of all classes — were determined to keep black men,
women and adolescents in “their place” through extra-legal violence and
intimidation. Racism “commingled with perverted sexual fears and anxieties” is
the psychological basis for the rage exhibited by lynchers and their supporters
who, based upon photographic evidence, included women and children, says the
retired chairman of the Department of Psychology at Florida International
University…. The Rosewood incident has become familiar in recent years, and the
survivors and their heirs have received some compensation from the state because
officials admit they did not intervene until it was too late. Other sites of
ethnic cleansing include Perry, Newberry, Ocoee and Groveland."
A look at violence against blacks in Florida 6/7/2013 Herald Tribune,
Sarasota: "Dunn himself bought a few acres of land in Rosewood, land where the
old railroad depot from which people were rescued once stood. "I wanted to have
that piece of Rosewood land protected from private development," said Dunn."
Rosewood’s story still lives in South Florida 2/22/2013 South Florida
Times: by Jose Perez
The Story of Rosewood Lives On in South Florida 2/21/2013 Veguero
Viajero: "She sees the recent killing of Trayvon Martin, a former classmate of
hers, and the recent shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut, as proof
that the lessons of Rosewood still have not been fully learned in the United
States. The time and distance removed from Rosewood “doesn’t mean it can’t
happen again,” she observed."
Rosewood,
Dr. Marvin Dunn, John Robinson, George Boston Rhynes and moving forward! 11/28/2012 George
Boston Rhynes, YouTube: "Not reported to the citizens in Valdosta-Lowndes County
but I am reporting it here to all American Citizens and around the world of the
great work being done in Rosewood, Florida by citizens from Valdosta!"
Rosewood: The last survivor remembers an American tragedy 1/4/2012 The
Grio: by Dr. Marvin Dunn - "This week marks the anniversary of one the most
tragic events in black history — the Rosewood massacre — the result of rape
accusations made by a white woman against a black man, which led to violent
riots and the murder of several innocent African-Americans in January of 1923.
To commemorate this event, historian Dr. Marvin Dunn interviews the last
survivor of Rosewood and sheds new light on the event that still haunts
African-Americans."
The Famous Dr. Marvin Dunn, Back In Rosewood! 6/9/2011 George Boston
Rhynes, YouTube: "On location in Rosewood, Florida and keeping you informed on
what is happening while you and I live. We believe in your right to know!"
THE ROSEWOOD
MASSACRE REPORT - ROSEWOOD AND THE RACIAL VIOLENCE OF JANUARY 1923 2/5/2011 Sandra
Johnson Witt
The Rosewood Massacre 8/16/2010 Africana Online: "Philomena Carrier, who
had been working with her grandmother Sarah Carrier at Fannie Taylor’s house at
the time of the alleged sexual assault, claimed that the man responsible was a
white railroad engineer. She says that the man had come to see Taylor the
morning of January 1 after her husband left for work. After an argument erupted
between Taylor and the man, Philomena witnessed the man exit the back door and
jog down the road toward Rosewood. The Carriers’ descendants maintain that the
man was a Mason and that he persuaded Aaron Carrier, a member of Rosewood’s
black Masonic lodge, to help him escape by appealing to the society’s code
requiring members to help one another regardless of race. Carrier in turn
persuaded another black Mason, Sam Carter—one of the few men in Rosewood with a
wagon—to pick up the white man at Carrier’s house and drop him off in the swamp.
From there the man disappeared without a trace."
Rosewood artifacts unearthed 7/4/2010 Ocala Star Banner: "Dunn's primary
focus now is getting professional archaeologists to the site to examine the
property. With a state grant, he will conduct more research, starting this
month, through the nonprofit group Roots in the City, based in Miami."
Riviera Beach woman who survived Rosewood Massacre has died at 94 6/18/2010 Palm
Beach Post
Rosewood massacre haunts memory after nearly 85 years 1/14/2008 AP: “I was
eight-years-old when this whole thing happened, home with our father in bed
asleep, less than a mile from where they hung Uncle Sam,” Robie Mortin
remembers. “It was New Year’s Day, 1923.”
Remembering Rosewood 7/20/2007 Tampa Bay Times: "Evans, 100, is one of two
known survivors of the 1923 Rosewood massacre. He was 16 when a white mob
attacked the small, black Levy County community and killed about eight people.
Some residents fought back; others fled into the woods. According to family
lore, Evans escaped carrying a 7-year-old boy who had been injured in the
attack."
Rosewood Survivor Eva Jenkins Talked Of Community's Successes 2/26/2005 Orlando
Sentinel: "Eva Ernestine Jenkins remembered the whispering, frightened people
arriving at her aunt's Gainesville home clad only in their night clothes. Only
later did the 13-year-old girl learn that her aunt's "visitors" had survived the
massacre in her hometown of Rosewood in North Florida that New Year's Day in
1923 by jumping on an unscheduled train to escape the white mob that destroyed
the mostly black town."
Daughter of survivor to discuss destruction of Rosewood in 1923 2/2/2001 St
Petersburg Times: "The 1923 Rosewood incident was ignored for many years until a
group of survivors forced the state of Florida to acknowledge the massacre… The
people of Rosewood, a tiny African-American farming community in Levy County,
dared to take a stand to defend a community member against trumped-up charges."
People Are Still Taking Sides, This Time Over Hollywood's Version Of 1923
Atrocity 2/21/1997 Chicago Tribune: "But Hall isn't skipping director John
Singleton's ("Boyz N the Hood") movie just to avoid reliving painful events.
What he doesn't want to experience is Hollywood's version of his past, with
added fictionalized episodes and characters such as a black gunslinger who fends
off the mob on horseback. "I would like the story of Rosewood to be told like it
was, not some jackass riding out of the woods shooting at somebody," Hall says."
'Rosewood': A Massacre Transformed Into Myth 2/21/1997 WaPo: "After making
a gangster picture and then one that riffed on '30s romantic road comedies, John
Singleton in his newest film turns the 1923 destruction of a black Florida town
into a western featuring a sable Shane powerless to save more than a handful of
women and children. The result, "Rosewood," is a stunning look at the madness of
race and racism, and a moving re-creation of a shameful incident in U.S.
history. But because the filmmakers stray from the facts, presumably in hopes of
gaining a wider audience, there is a cheapness at the core of the film that
comes perilously close to undermining it."
1923 Horror Haunts Book and Films 12/28/1996 NYT: "The producer of the
television documentary, Mr. Tereshchuk, meanwhile laments that he was
handicapped in making his film because he could not interview witnesses, who
were under exclusive contract to Warner Brothers… Ms. Mortin said her life was
ruined by that fateful week in 1923. ''Our birthright was taken away from us,''
she said. ''My grandma told me not to say a word. My grandma said never to look
back. We weren't supposed to talk about Rosewood.''
Florida Pays Survivors of a 1923 Racist Attack : Rosewood: Blacks were run out
of town by a white mob. At last, the state allocates $2 million in reparations. 2/12/1995 AP
Family relieved by revelation of truth about 1923 massacre 7/1/1994 Knight
Ridder: "It's a relief. The story is all out and now I'm glad," said Arnett
Goins, 80, a survivor of the 1923 Rosewood massacre. "I'm happy it's no longer
hidden." The story about the pillage of Rosewood is finally committed to the
history books. And those like Mr. Goins, who were either too fearful or too
ashamed or too saddened by the incident to talk about it for decades, now feel
free to tell what they know, to share it with their children, grandchildren,
great-grandchildren and the rest of the world."
Rosewood Study Confirms 8 Died In 1923 Massacre 12/23/1993 Orlando
Sentinel
DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF THE INCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED AT ROSEWOOD, FLORIDA, IN
JANUARY 1923 12/22/1993 FLORIDA BOARD OF REGENTS: Official State of Florida
report, shorts the number of victims.
| Adding "The Real Rosewood" on the
bookshelf; to its proper place in HISTORY! Rosewood Newsletter March 20, 2000 Volume 1 Number 1 WELCOME: Rosewood Newsletter for April 2000. This month online first edition of the Rosewood Newsletter contains authentic information for your enlightenment. It parallels truth to triumph, which evidences details to the fruit of labor. MISSION STATEMENT: The author's mission is to take the emotional remnants of the Rosewood destruction and mount a living monument in the minds of those that were affected directly and indirectly by the Rosewood Massacre. This living monument shall become: 1. A pillar of strength to fight together for democracy. 2. A pillar of courage to resist disparity. 3. A pillar of knowledge to denounce racial discrimination. 4. A pillar of power to destroy inequity. 5. A pillar of determination to end blatant racism directed at the minority population. Lest we not forget! "An important lesson is that crimes of the past should not and must not be forgotten, and that justice can be attained if enough people are willing to work and fight for it!" (Earl Ofari Hutchinson. ) THE AUTHOR: The author is a direct Rosewood descendant, the niece of the Rosewood schoolteacher, Mahulda Gussie Brown Carrier and Aaron Carrier. She first heard the story of Rosewood in 1943 at age five. At that time, the story became her shadow and she could not let go. She took it to school with her at age five, to college with her at age eighteen, to work with her as an educator for thirty-three years, and now she brings it to you. She is an accomplished storyteller. She lectures with authority, accuracy and cultural astuteness during her Rosewood presentations. She has spoken at schools, colleges, universities, churches, libraries and institutions. Excerpts from her book, The Real Rosewood, will be emailed to potential readers before its release. Her goal is to acquaint her reading audience with the real book characters and review facts so that her readers can get the best enjoyment from her work. Supporting evidence of photographs and local news articles will continue to appear on her website. In order not to miss a thing, be sure to bookmark her site. The author received a BS from Florida Memorial College in 1961 and a Master's Degree from Nova University in 1978. She did course-work at the University of Florida. She retired from the Alachua County School System, Gainesville, Florida, in 1994. AUTHOR'S AFFILIATION: Retired Educator - Gainesville, Florida - Alachua County I, Too, Lived Rosewood Foundation, Inc. - Director THE HISTORIAN: The author's mother, Theresa Marie Brown Robinson, is the historian for her book. She is also the sister to the Rosewood schoolteacher. She first told her children the hideous Rosewood story when they were very young; five, seven, nine and eleven. Her older children blocked the story out of their minds and never wanted to hear it again. But for the author, you be the judge. SURVIVORS: Aaron and Mahulda Gussie Brown Carrier are uncle and aunt to the author. They were married December 19, 1917, by Levy County Judge John R. Willis. Aaron was born in Rosewood, Florida and his wife was born in Archer, Florida. They were a strong team and both survived the Rosewood atrocities. Aaron was a crosstie cutter and his wife was Rosewood's historian and schoolteacher from 1915 to 1923. She received her teaching credentials in 1910. After the Rosewood Massacre she bravely enrolled at Florida Memorial College to further her education, receiving a principal's degree. She courageously returned to Levy County, ten miles from Rosewood and served as principal from 1942 to1945. This was done in the face of adversity while fulfilling a childhood dream. The massacre shattered her dreams, however, she used the obstacles as stepping stones to elevate her vision and empower education. HISTORY: The author recounts her family's history to show her readers that hate and racism were in place, and acted out long before the Rosewood Massacre. A friend wrote to inform me that President Clinton's initiative of a nationwide 'Dialogue on Racism' is an effort and an opportunity to fix what has been the most damaging thing to the American system of government since its very beginning. It will work only if all people of color become involved enough to make the system work for them. It is a historically proven fact that when this happens, the system works for all of us. However, it is paradoxical that these same events show that sometimes the system doesn't work as is evidenced by the fact that the existence of slavery, special discrimination, injustice and inequality led to these events. So, while these events are examples of the fact that the system can be broke, they are also examples of the fact that the system can be fixed and will work as it was designed by the great Americans in our history who created it. As more and more people of color have been integrated into the American governmental system and became involved in it economically, judicially, politically and socially, the system has worked for them, as is evidenced by the significant gains that they have made in all of these areas over the years. The chronology of the Rosewood Claims Bill in your book is an objective lesson in how the system works for us when we learn how to work and use the system. Author Unknown HELP NEEDED: Please forward this Newsletter to your Internet friends at Black Colleges and Universities, White Colleges and Universities, Black Studies Programs, Black Bookstores, Commercial Bookstores, Humanities Councils, State History Society, Museums, Festivals, Black Newspapers, Metropolitan Newspapers, Internet Book Clubs, Internet Websites, Churches, Black Heritage Trails, Institutions, Popular Magazines, Schools and Libraries in support of: The Real Rosewood History. FRANKLY SPEAKING: "Every Black American, Minority Ethnic Groups and some other folks have lived a Rosewood in some shape, form or fashion," proclaimed Theresa Marie Brown Robinson, the author's mother and book historian. The Rosewood historian is also sister to the real Rosewood schoolteacher, Mahulda Gussie Brown Carrier. PROUDLY: Black Americans made history what it is today. Many laws were/are passed to keep blacks in their places. Blacks have nonviolently and noticeably marched and protested to make history work for them, for women and all ethnic groups in America. The last history-making march, integrated to include women and all ethnic groups was recorded March 7, 2000, Tallahassee, Florida. The author was a part of that history-making event. Stetson Kennedy said, More than any one person, Jacksonville's A. Phillip Randolph deserves the lion's share of credit for prodding America into taking this road to righteousness. For it was he who, while the war was still raging, threatened to lead a march on Washington to demand that all federal contracts include a nondiscrimination clause! ACKNOWLEDGMENT: Hillary Clinton recently acknowledged, "Our History is America's History." The Rosewood author encourages you to be proud, receptive and become a historian. If you haven't made a direct contribution to history, your ancestors did, so thank them for their sacrifices and explore your family's history to learn more. Your ancestors were not privileged with technology to research what they shared with you orally, however, they gave you enough oral information to take it to another level for your family. A best place to start family research, "Death Certificates and Census Records." APPRECIATION: A special and fervent "thank you" to filmmaker, John Singleton. Had it not been for the courage and determination of John Singleton, you would not be reading this Rosewood Newsletter. Many of us have been critical of his work while others praised his work. In his words, "If I would try to please everybody all the time, I wouldn't be in the movie business." As the author's ninety-five year old pointed, scholarly, free-spoken mother said, That Rosewood movie, Baby, sent out two important messages. It showed that a Rosewood Massacre did happen in 1923 and it let the people know that women do lie on black men. The author supports John Singleton's work, however, when she speaks and questions are asked, she answers with accuracy from her historians silent voices. Many other survivors and descendants have different stories than what you saw in the movie and what you will read in the author's book. There are more than two thousands descendants of Rosewood. And each probably has a different story. People are still calling the author to find their places in this Rosewood history. THANK YOU: Florida State Historical Department ROSEWOOD FAMILY NAMES: Visit the author's website: www.rosewoodflorida.com NAMES FROM PRINCIPAL'S ROLLBOOK: Visit the author's website. COMING SOON! A Revelation: THE REAL ROSEWOOD is written especially for you. The author revisited the town of Rosewood to recap the setting and explore the community. Her goal is to let you know what really happened in Rosewood in 1923. Her book will be in bookstores in late 2000. Just in time for Christmas, just in time to celebrate the seventy-eighth anniversary of the Rosewood Massacre and just in time to open the pages for Black history month. The Real Rosewood is also a historical account of Black history and will serve as a reminder to all Americans. ************************************************************************** WELCOME: To www.silkbooks.com * Rosewood Author's Interview at: http://neogroup.com/silk/default.asp *************************************************************** I, Too, Lived Rosewood Foundation, Inc., is a people driven fundraiser geared to raise funds to support the author's objectives; purchase computers for needy children and set up Mahulda Gussie Brown Carrier Scholarship Endowments. Visit the author's fundraising website below in support. http://www.skynary.com/rosewoodflorida ************************************************************************** Contact: Liz Jenkins Post Office Box 252 Archer, FL 32618 -0252 Phone: (352) 495-2197 Email: LizziePRJ@aol.com Anchored, |
Liz Jenkin's remarkable site on Rosewood
www.rosewoodflorida.com
Remembering Rosewood
www.displaysforschools.com/rosewood.html
Rosewood massacre - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosewood_massacre
Rosewood Massacre
- Warner Bros film trailer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoroUDTSY70
Warner Bros put the survivors under contract for a fictionalized docudrama
and forbad them from giving interviews.
Rosewood Massacre (1923)
www.blackpast.org/?q=aah/rosewood-massacre-1923
Virtual Rosewood Research Project (VRRP)
www.virtualrosewood.com
Dr. Marvin Dunn
has led archeological digs at Rosewood, wrote The Beast in Florida: A History of
Anti-Black Violence (2013)
Massacre in Slocum, TX, 1910, over 200 killed
www.teachslocummassacre.org
Facebook Page on Slocum Massacre
www.facebook.com/pages/The-1910-Slocum-Massacre-An-Act-of-Genocide-in-East-Texas/1451347005095542
Information on the 1912 massacre of the Independents of Color in Cuba
afrocubaweb.com/history/eldoce.htm
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