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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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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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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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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A nation that won't acknowledge their sins will not prosper!!
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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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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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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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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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The mayor is a jerk. Period. He’s dismissive and lacks empathy. He talks about this massacre as if he’s describing a car crash. I would never believe he has my best interest at heart. Just the fact that he said, “African American or whatever you wanna call em” is all you need to know. No respect.
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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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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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And they said they were “Christians” back then just like they do to this day!!!
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Give the descendants the land back or the money it's worth...That's a START.
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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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I think this needs to get shared over again on other platforms so many can become enlightened to this horrible past.
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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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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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I never heard about the story of Ocoee so thank you for this documentary.
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Thank you for this! I grew up in Orlando, my great grandmother is the first black city & county commissioner in Orange County & I never knew about this! It’s always great to know the history of your hometown & surrounding areas!
