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The Rosewood Massacre - (Cultural Heritage Studies) by Edward González-Tennant (Paperback)
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Highlights
- The Rosewood Massacre investigates the 1923 massacre that devastated the predominantly African American community of Rosewood, Florida.
- Author(s): Edward González-Tennant
- 242 Pages
- Social Science, Archaeology
- Series Name: Cultural Heritage Studies
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The Rosewood Massacre investigates the 1923 massacre that devastated the predominantly African American community of Rosewood, Florida. The town was burned to the ground by neighboring whites, and its citizens fled for their lives. None of the perpetrators were convicted. Very little documentation of the event and the ensuing court hearings survives today.
Book Synopsis
The Rosewood Massacre investigates the 1923 massacre that devastated the predominantly African American community of Rosewood, Florida. The town was burned to the ground by neighboring whites, and its citizens fled for their lives. None of the perpetrators were convicted. Very little documentation of the event and the ensuing court hearings survives today.
Review Quotes
"An ambitious project with few precedents. . . . González-Tennant argues that the underlying causes of the Rosewood Massacre can be traced to historical antagonisms of a national scale, and reflects the underlying patterns of many such events throughout American history."--Historical Archaeology
"Contributes significantly to our understanding of the Rosewood massacre and deserves a wide readership. It meanwhile demonstrates the value of multidisciplinary approaches for studying race riots in America."--Journal of Southern History
"González-Tennant balances a finely detailed microhistory of this tragic event with a broadly ranging exploration of social science theories about violence, race, and intersectionality."--Public Historian