Ocoee massacre
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The Ocoee massacre was an act of mass racial violence in November 1920. During the massacre, a white mob attacked African American residents in the northern parts of Ocoee, Florida, a town located in
Julius "July" Perry, a black resident of Ocoee, Florida, who was lynched on Nov. 3, 1920, during the Ocoee massacre.
Front page of the Orlando Evening Reporter-Star, on Nov. 3, 1920, documents the Ocoee massacre.
A historical marker in remembrance of July Perry was erected by the Equal Justice Initiative at the Orange County Regional History Center in Orlando.
Le Petit Journal 7 Oct 1906
Ocoee, Florida
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Ocoee is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida metropolitan statistical area. According to the 2020 US Census, the city had a population
Ocoee massacre
…was an act of mass racial violence in November 1920. During the massacre, a white mob attacked African American residents in the northern parts of Ocoee, Florida, a town located in Orange County near Orlando. Ocoee was the home to 255 African-Americans and 560 white residents according to the 1920 Census…
The Withers-Maguire House