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The Rosewood Massacre | Ed Bradley
In a landmark 60 Minutes segment aired on December 11, 1983, reporter Ed Bradley brought national attention to the 1923 Rosewood Massacre. Bradley interviewed survivors who revealed how a white mob burned the Black Florida town in 1923, helping to uncover a lost chapter of racial violence and spurring demands for justice.
Key details of Ed Bradley’s reporting:
Segment Focus: The interview was part of an episode that interviewed survivors of the 1923 incident, where a white mob attacked and destroyed the mostly Black town of Rosewood, Florida.
Historical Impact: Bradley’s reporting is credited with helping to bring the story to national prominence, leading to later investigations and reparations for survivors.
Survivor Testimonies: Survivors shared harrowing stories about how their community was wiped out following accusations that a Black man had assaulted a white woman in nearby Sumner.
The report, which can be found in snippets in the Rosewood Remembered media section, provided, for many, the first public account of the 1923 massacre.
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