Episode 10 - Rise & Fall: Rosewood, Florida – From Prosperity to Ashes
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Episode 10 - Rise & Fall: Rosewood, Florida – From Prosperity to Ashes
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Summary
In the early 1900s, Rosewood, Florida was a quiet, self-sufficient Black town where families like the Carrier, Goins, and McClendon built homes, raised children, and created stability in the heart of Jim Crow Florida.
Sarah Carrier, a respected matriarch and truth-teller, ran a boarding house and stood boldly for what she saw. Her son Sylvester Carrier was a skilled protector of the community. John Wright, the Black store owner, served as a bridge between Rosewood and the nearby white town of Sumner.
Then, in January 1923, a false accusation triggered one of the most horrific racial massacres in American history. Over several days, a white mob burned nearly every Black home to the ground, killed residents in cold blood, and destroyed the entire town. Sarah Carrier was murdered on her doorstep while shielding children. Survivors fled into the swamps as Rosewood was erased from existence.
This powerful episode explores the rise of a proud Black community, the lives of its key figures, the terror of the massacre, and the decades-long fight for truth and justice that followed.
A must-listen chapter of *Forever Black History*.
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