Court Cases Related to the Rosewood Massacre and Pursuit of Justice

Original Title

Court Cases Related to the Rosewood Massacre and Pursuit of Justice

Devised Title

Court Cases Related to the Rosewood Massacre and Pursuit of Justice

Date

1994

Creator

Office of The Attorney General See all items with this value

General Robert Butter See all items with this value

James A. Peters See all items with this value

State Attorney General Guy David Robinson See all items with this value

Stephen F. Hanlon See all items with this value

Nina Martinez See all items with this value

NAACP Vice President Leon Russell See all items with this value

Doug Jamerson See all items with this value

Gary Moore See all items with this value

Richard Hixson See all items with this value

Contributor

Stephen F. Hanlon

Florida House of Representatives

Ernest Margrow Blocker

Lonnie Jefferson Carroll

Estella Sarah Dailey

Mary Hall Daniels

George Davis

Sarah Lexis Jane Goins Ward

Lillie Mae Washington

Lucille Wimbush

Margie Hall Johnson

Robe Allenetta Robinson Mortin

Theresa Brown Robinson

United States Department of Commerce

Berthina Fagin

Ivory I. Fuller

Vera Massedeas Goins Hamilton

Thelma Hawkins

Lucille Rooks

Description

The 1923 court cases related to the Rosewood massacre focused on seeking justice for the survivors and their families. These legal proceedings addressed the damages caused by the violent destruction of the Black community, aiming to secure compensation and acknowledgment for the lasting impact on its residents.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Activism See all items with this value

Justice See all items with this value

Education See all items with this value

Location

Tallahassee

Leon County

Florida

United States of America

Type

Textual document

Medium

Paper

Measurements

L:28cm x W:21.5cm

Format

PDF

HBCU Identifier

MS_0001_01_B17_F5_01

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.FAMU.0178

Rights

All rights reserved. The use of any part of these objects and photographs transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of MEBA is an infringement of the copyright law.

Contributing Institution

Florida A&M University

Collection

Rosewood Massacre Collection See all items with this value

Language

English

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