Perry Massacre: How a Manhunt Turned Into Violence Against Black Families in Florida in 1922
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In December 1922, the small town of Perry, Florida, became the scene of a wave of racial violence after the murder of a white schoolteacher. Over the following two weeks, white mobs killed several Black men, burned Black homes and institutions, and turned the accusation against one Black man into a public spectacle of violence. […]
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