Video: 'Rosewood Massacre Survivors and Eye-witness Testimonies (1983)'
(Monday, January 1, 1923; during the Rosewood Massacre, part of the nadir of American race relations) — The Rosewood Massacre began today when racial violence erupted in Rosewood, Florida, after a white woman accused a black man of assaulting her. Continue reading Racial violence erupts in Rosewood, Florida, after white woman accuses black man of assaulting her 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 1 1923)
Video: 'Lincoln Signs the Emancipation Proclamation | Abraham Lincoln'
(Thursday, January 1, shortly after noon; during the American Civil War and Slavery in the United States) — U.S. President Abraham Lincoln today signed the final Emancipation Proclamation, which changed the legal status of more than 3.5 million enslaved African Americans in the secessionist Confederate states from enslaved to free. Continue reading President Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that slaves in rebel states shall be ‘forever free’ 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 1 1863)
