From 1917 to 1923, there was a massive reign of terror against African Americans, where white mobs displayed copious amounts of violence and torture towards black people (Rosewood Report, 1993, p.3). From Chicago to Tulsa, Omaha, East St. Louis and many communities in between, and finally to Rosewood, white mobs came to burn black communities (Rosewood Report, 1993, p. 3). During the second decade of the 20th century, African Americans began leaving the South in record numbers to escape the oppressions of segregation. For many years, white Floridians had seriously considered sending local blacks to a foreign country or region of the Western United States. Many whites had such a low opinion of blacks that they were willing to treat them in the most inhumane ways whenever they felt threatened by the minority (Rosewood Report, 1993, p. 5). Napoleon Broward, who was the governor, proposed that Congress purchase territory, whether pardoned or domesticated, and transport blacks to such areas where they could live separate lives and govern themselves (Rosewood Report, 1993 , p.4). Racial hostilities in the North were reinforced by the immigration of blacks from the South and the expansion of black neighborhoods into white residential areas (Rosewood Report, 1993, p. 7). In 1919, the racial riots which swept the country Claude McKay paid tribute to him by writing a poem. titled “If We Must Die”. Encouraged by his poem and by the NAACP and other black leaders, blacks now appeared in public with guns at their sides (Rosewood Report, 1993, p. 8). In southern communities, black residents increasingly carried weapons to protect themselves against the numerous lynchings that were taking place. White people lived in fear, convinced that... middle of paper... without him, Aunt Sarah's family would not have made it out alive; in reality, it was Scrappie who led his family to safety. Even though the film doesn't match the report one hundred percent, I still learned a lot about the Rosewood massacre. I learned that the black people of Rosewood were very hardworking and determined people and that they would not give up, even if they felt weak. I also learned that although most of the whites in Rosewood were against the blacks, a few of them tried to help them in any way they could. The film Rosewood and the Rosewood Report have many similarities and are cited by Jones, M., Rivers, L., Colburn, D., Dye, T. and Rogers, W. (1993, 12, 22). Documented history of the incident that occurred in Rosewood, Florida in January 1923. Retrieved from http://www.displaysforschools.com/rosewoodrp.html