The Ocoee Massacre: A Documentary Film | WFTV
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Published 2020-11-02
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All Comments (21)
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Showed this in my 10'th grade high school class Tuesday. 1-3 out of 108 students had "heard of" the Ocoee massacre. This needs to be taught to every student.
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I can’t even imagine how it would feel to drive past the land of your recent ancestors knowing it was theirs until they were murdered and ran out of town.
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The sad part is this happened a lot all over America. Whole police departments to the governor were pushing and practicing racism openly. Black people were terrorized daily everywhere. My own family ended up in NYC because of this. My grandmother who experienced this is still alive.
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I'm a 63 year old white guy. I live in Illinois. I'd never heard of this tragedy. It made me feel sad and ashamed. Thanks for enlightening me.
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Like it or not this is a part of American history and should be taught in the middle and high schools.
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I'm sick to m stomach. And to think we are still facing these evil people today. 100 years later. They don't teach this part of history in schools today.
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Native people know this story ourselves - the places you avoid because of an unnamed haunting tragedy, being stared at for existing where you are considered extinct, being pushed into the role of ambassador and apologist for a history that is not your doing, trying to be civil with the grandchildren of people who murdered your family in the past.
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I was raised an hour from this location and only discovered this important moment in history tonight. Thank you to everyone who have created these documentaries, including family members of the victims. I am glad we live in the IT age where stories like this can be shared that were previously hidden and excluded from school curriculum. They are important.
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But they say we lazy, no they wish we were lazy.. So they never give us credit, steal and claim our work and ideas and destroy everything we earn
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When I was a nurse , my patient told me about this story. She had trouble completing the story she was so hurt. I asked her where was she born and she here in Florida. I asked why did you move to St. Petersburg and she began to tell me how her family was ran out. 😢😢😢
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When it's well known that land was stolen, no matter how much time has passed, the highest value of that land should be paid by the state to the rightful defendant's! So many unknown massacres have happened in black communities throughout history. Thank you for making this documentary!
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I always have this eerie feeling when traveling to Ocoee, Florida. It’s an old yet renovated town. This town has a lot of dark history. Why won’t Florida allow us to learn about Floridian history.
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The descents of those who were slaughtered should absolutely be compensated for the land that was stolen from them OR give back the land.
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It’s crazy to think of how African American people literally want peace, justice and equality because if we were out for blood for everything that’s been done to us..... they’d really have something to worry about.
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This day, January 23, 2022, I’m Just learning about the 1920 Ocoee Massacre. Black history MUST be taught by Black parents! This massacre and many like it will not be taught in schools. Thank you much for this documentary!
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The current governor of Florida wouldn't let this story to be taught in schools because he'd call it "woke" history...to ignore things like this is to condone it
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A nation that won't acknowledge their sins will not prosper!!
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"African-Americans houses or whatever you want to call them..." That statement alone told me all I need to know about him.
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I never heard about the story of Ocoee so thank you for this documentary.
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Thank you so much, this was really well done. I'm so sorry for all the victims.
