1922
Perry, Florida, FL · On map
In December 1922, a white mob killed at least 15 Black residents in Perry, Florida after a Black man allegedly shot a white sheriff[6]. The massacre occurred during a broader pattern of racial violence in the 1920s targeting Black communities attempting to assert economic or political independence[6]. Most victims were killed without trial, and no whites were prosecuted for the murders[6].
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