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More than FIFTY African Americans killed in the massacre for trying to vote in Florida and another 500 were run out of town. “Ocoee remained an all-white town for five decades.” SOURCE: #1619Project, created by Nikole Hannah-Jones #OcoeeMassacre 3/3
Facts: A black man [Mose Norman] tried to vote & was twice turned away, he started documenting the disenfranchisement of Black voters. This enraged a white mob hanging around the polling station intimidating black voters. SOURCE: #1619Project, N. Hannah-Jones #OcoeeMassacre 2/3
1920 November 2: #OcoeeMassacre Context: “Poll workers challenged black voters’ registration and payment of the poll tax and required that they get their voting status certified by the town’s notary, whom white leaders had deliberately sent out of town on a fishing trip. 1/3
In 1920, the small #Florida citrus town of #Ocoee was the scene of a brutal massacre. You can learn more about the #Ocoeemassacre during #FLHumanities speaker Dr. Vincent Adejumo's presentation on Feb. 18 in Mt. Dora. More: bit.ly/3OTlbUv #blackhistorymonth #history
Hey @RonDeSantis! You think you’re going to keep real history out of your schools? The kids will still learn it. What do you think about the #OcoeeMassacre, Ron? #TruthMatters @EducationFL Teach the truth! m.youtube.com/watch?v=HA0CLx…
#Grateful #ArthurHenry #EJI @eji_org #Orlando @EmmettTill #lynching #racialterrorism @splcenter @Monument_Lab Great Communities Know Their Civic History—All of It. 1925 #JulyPerry #OcoeeMassacre @MDLynchingProj @lynchingsites #Orlando #Florida
#Grateful #ArthurHenry #EJI @eji_org #Orlando @EmmettTill #lynching #racialterrorism @splcenter @Monument_Lab Great Communities Know Their Civic History—All of It. 1925 #JulyPerry #OcoeeMassacre @MDLynchingProj @lynchingsites #Orlando #Florida
Great communities know their civic history—all of it #EJI @eji_org @TJPOrangeCounty #ArthurHenry @EmmettTill @MDLynchingProj @lynchingsites #JulyPerry #OcoeeMassacre #Rosewood #Groveland4 #HarryTMoore #CentralFlorida #ATJ #AllianceforTruthandJustuce
Great communities know their civic history—all of it #EJI @eji_org @TJPOrangeCounty #ArthurHenry @EmmettTill @MDLynchingProj @lynchingsites #JulyPerry #OcoeeMassacre #Rosewood #Groveland4 #HarryTMoore #CentralFlorida #ATJ #AllianceforTruthandJustuce
On this day in history... Do you know what happened? What is the racial history in your city? #bethebridge #lament #ocoeefl #ocoeeremembers #ocoeemassacre #JulyPerry #americanhistory #racialinjustice #racialawareness
Thanks to @chrisdier for this #History #OTD #OcoeeMassacre tiktok.com/t/ZT8SNfRdJ/
The Ocoee Massacre took place on November 2, 1920. This video barely scratches the surface of what happened on that horrific day, but it’s impossible to fit all the information into a 90 second video. #ocoee #ocoeefl #ocoeemassacre #darkhistory
'Loss of generational wealth': How the Ocoee massacre forced out Black residents #OcoeeMassacre #TeachThisFlorida wesh.com/article/ocoee-…
'Poisoning the well': Florida middle schoolers to be dragged into DeSant... youtu.be/699Hj46NEDU via @YouTube #DeSantis This what happens when #politicians try to erase #BlackHistory #Twitter #Tiktok #blogs #cnn #msnbc #tsr #Facebook #Teachers #OcoeeMassacre @Yale