To Remember Rosewood, An Effort To Turn Its Last House Into A Museum
Only one house exists in an area formally known as Rosewood, which in 1923 was a thriving African-American community until a dispute led to a massacre, and the town was destroyed.
Only one house exists in an area formally known as the town of Rosewood, which in 1923 was a thriving African-American community until a dispute led to a massacre of at least eight people, and the town was burned and destroyed.
The house is now for sale, and Edward Gonzalez-Tennant (@gonzaleztennant), a visiting lecturer at the University of Central Florida, is part of an effort to turn the house into a museum and memorial for the African-American community that was chased out of the town. He speaks with Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson.
Interview Highlights
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