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Ocoee Massacre

Ocoee, Florida, FL · On map

Ocoee Massacre
Ocoee Massacre

A white mob massacred Black residents in Ocoee, Florida, after an African American man attempted to vote in an election. Estimates of deaths range from 30 to 80, with many homes and businesses burned[1]. The event effectively erased the Black population's political presence in the area for decades.

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