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 See all items with this value

Larry E. Rivers See all items with this value

David R. Colburn See all items with this value

R. Tom Dye See all items with this value

William R. Rogers See all items with this value

Janice Hays See all items with this value

Gregory B. Galloway See all items with this value

The Rosewood Family Advisory Commitee See all items with this value

Stephen F. Hanlon See all items with this value

Florida House of Representatives See all items with this value

Ernest Margrow Blocker See all items with this value

Lonnie Jefferson Carroll See all items with this value

Estella Sarah Dailey See all items with this value

Mary Hall Daniels See all items with this value

George Davis See all items with this value

Sarah Lexis Jane Goins Ward See all items with this value

Lillie Mae Washington See all items with this value

Lucille Wimbush See all items with this value

Margie Hall Johnson See all items with this value

Robe Allenetta Robinson Mortin See all items with this value

Theresa Brown Robinson See all items with this value

United States Department of Commerce See all items with this value

Berthina Fagin See all items with this value

Ivory I. Fuller See all items with this value

Vera Massedeas Goins Hamilton See all items with this value

Thelma Hawkins See all items with this value

Lucille Rooks See all items with this value

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

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