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Rosewood, Florida, marks 100 years since race massacre. Here’s what happened
CNN — In the years after World War I, Black people were thriving in the central Florida town of Rosewood when a White mob driven by racial animosity decimated the entire community within days. Rosewood became the site of a horrific massacre 100 years ago, during the first week of January in 1923. This rural town was […]
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Ocoee Remembrance 2022
Ocoee Remembrance activities were held on November 4-6, 2022, to commemorate the Voting Day Massacre of November 1920. One event, a Unity Festival, dedicated to fostering unity among the diverse elements of the Ocoee community, was held in Bill Breeze Park on Saturday, the 5th. That afternoon was a day of remembrance and community engagement. […]
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Interview with Bill Cowles, Supervisor of Elections
ATJ Member Charley Williams recently interviewed Orange County Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles about the August Primary. Questions and answers follow: Bill, our Aug 23rd Florida Primary is coming up. Is there something for every voter on the ballot, regardless of party affiliation? Yes. There is a ballot for ALL Voters in Orange County. Besides […]
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Orange County Regional History Center
ATJ partnered with the Orange County Regional History Center on an exhibition to further educate the public about the Ocoee Massacre.Yesterday This Was Home: The Ocoee Massacre of 1920, took place from from October 3, 2020 to April 4, 2021. Previous Next
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Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer delivers a bag of soil to EJI
Buddy Dyer travels to Montgomery, Alabama, to show Orlando’s support for EJI’s work. The bag of soil handed to Evan Milligan was collected from the site of the Ocoee Massacre.
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ATJ members travel to Montgomery for EJI museum openings
At least 15 ATJ members attended the openings of EJI’s National Museum for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum. Artists, activists, and scholars spoke and performed in EJI’s symposium, encouraging us to fight harder for justice.