Ocoee Massacre

A Florida official told WLRN scholarships for the descendants of victims of the racist attacks on Rosewood and Ocoee will continue. That's even as state schools are banned from using public funds on programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion.

One section covering race massacres tells teachers to instruct students about acts of violence "against and by African Americans." That both-sides approach drew outrage.

The violence in Rosewood mirrored some of America's infamy of racial violence in the years after World War I. In Florida, the Black communities in Ocoee and Rosewood were stained by historic violence in 1920 and 1923, respectively.

Last year, State Senator Randolph Bracy led a successful effort to require public-school students to learn about the Ocoee riot, similar to teaching the history of the Holocaust.

A look back at Florida’s election history. 100 years ago, the worst election massacre in the U.S. happened in Central Florida.