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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, and the entire Black community was displaced, with homes and church burned. The town's …

Ocoee, FL
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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, and the entire Black community was displaced, with homes and church burned. The town's Black population was effectively erased from the area.