(CNN) — In the years after World War I, Black people were thriving in the central Florida town of Rosewood when a White mob driven by racial animosity decimated the entire community within days. Rosewood became the site of a horrific massacre 100 years ago, during the first week of January in 1923. The acts of racial violence resulted in the loss of economic opportunity and inequality for generations of people of color. Mostly Black families lived in Rosewood and were landowners, farmers and worked at a nearby sawmill. At least 297 students have received the Rosewood scholarship since 1994, according to a 2020 report by The Washington Post.

Source: CNN January 09, 2023 17:56 UTC