“Mom said you must research, authenticate, tell the truth. Never attack anybody for what happened in Rosewood because the people living today did not create Rosewood.”
produced by Florida university professors. Researchers said some Black residents at the time and their descendants believe Taylor’s attacker was her white boyfriend and that Taylor fabricated the tale to her husband to protect her reputation.
Carrier, too ashamed about the assault to tell her parents, told only her sister Theresa Brown Robinson — Jenkins’ mother, who in turn made sure to keep her sister’s story alive through her daughter.Documented history At least seven people, two white people and five Black people, died in the Rosewood violence. Descendants like 48-year-old Ebony Pickett think the number is higher. Some Black residents were so afraid after the massacre that they changed their names, she said, making it difficult to find records of them and determine the true number.
“I am younger than my grandmother and all the ones that kind of understand more or see the negative effect of the massacre,” Raghan said. “I am understanding of it as well, but all of my memories have been good memories with my family.” Although the older generation feared speaking about Rosewood, generations like Jenkins and Doctor knew it was time to speak up.
Pickett was a part of the first inaugural scholarship class in 1994 to receive the Rosewood scholarship. She received her Bachelor of Science in Occupational therapy at Florida A&M. Her children continued the alumni legacy at the same college as second-generation scholarship recipients.Still, even with scholarships, Rosewood remains a forbidden topic for some families.
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