Press Release on the Rosewood Massacre Investigation and Compensation Efforts

Original Title

Press Release on the Rosewood Massacre Investigation and Compensation Efforts

Devised Title

Press Release on the Rosewood Massacre Investigation and Compensation Efforts

Date

1993

Creator

Office of The Attorney General See all items with this value

Robert Butterworth See all items with this value

James A. Peters See all items with this value

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

Gary Moore See all items with this value

Contributor

Maxine D. Jones

Larry E. Rivers

David R. Colburn

R. Tom Dye

William R. Rogers

Janice Hays

Gregory B. Galloway

The Rosewood Family Advisory Commitee

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

In 1993, the Office of the Attorney General released press releases and facsimile cover sheets instructing communication to gather information regarding the 1923 Rosewood Massacre. Civil rights advocates pushed for compensation for those affected and for the Department of Education to issue scholarships to descendants of the victims.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Activism See all items with this value

Civil rights See all items with this value

Justice 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_B06_F6_035

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.FAMU.0180

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