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08/05/1920
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Four black men in McClenny are removed from the local jail and lynched for the alleged rape of a white woman.
11/02/1920
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Two whites and at least five blacks are killed in Ocoee in a dispute over voting rights. The black community of Ocoee is destroyed, 25 homes, 2 churches, and a Masonic Lodge.
2/12/1921
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A black man in Wauchula is lynched for an alleged attack on a white woman.
1922
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a white school teacher from perry had been murdered and on new year's eve of 1922 there was ku klux klan rally held Gainville , located not to far away from rosewood .
12/09/1922
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A black man in Perry is burned at the stake, accused of the murder of a white school teacher. A black church, school, Masonic Lodge, and meeting hall are burned.
12/31/1922
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On New Year's Eve a large Ku Klux Klan Parade is held in Gainesville.
01/01/1923
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Early morning: Fannie Taylor reports an attack by an unidentified black man.
01/01/1923
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Monday afternoon: Aaron Carrier is apprehended by a posse and is spirited out of the area by Sheriff Walker.
01/02/1923
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Armed whites begin gathering in Sumner
01/04/1923
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Late evening: White vigilantes attack the Carrier house. Two white men are killed, and several others wounded. A black woman, Sarah Carrier is killed and others inside the Carrier house are either killed or wounded. Rosewood's black residents flee into the swamps. One black church is burned, and several unprotected homes
01/05/1923
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Approximately 200-300 white men from surrounding areas begin to converge on Rosewood. The negro section is destroyed by fire.
01/06/1923
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A train evacuates refugees, the Rosewood families, to Archer and Gainesville.
01/07/1923
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A mob of 100-150 whites return to Rosewood and burn the remaining structures
01/17/1923
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A black man in Newberry is convicted of stealing cattle. He is removed from his cell and lynched by local whites.
02/11/1923
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A Grand Jury convenes in Bronson to investigate the Rosewood riot
02/15/1923
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The Grand Jury finds "insufficient evidence" to prosecute.
02/15/1937
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The first mention of the Rosewood riot in a religious publications, by Nathaniel Scippio and his wife Delia, in the Church of God by Faith Handbook, 2nd Edition
07/25/1982
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Gary Moore and Joe Tonelli, published the first detailed account of the massaere to reach the general public, Floridan, St. Peresburg Times Newspaper
07/1/85
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The Rosewood Family Reunion was established in Lacoochee, Florida.