African American History

1.    What were the two distinctions about Greenwood that may have made its neighbors envious?
1A: That the African Americans in Greenwood have education, and Banks etc.

2.     Based on what we have learned about Africa why do you think Greenwood was nicknamed “Little Africa”?
2A: They Name it "little Africa" because the wealth of Greenwood and how they were individually successful like Africa, and had there own business and oil.

3.     Although we have not learned about Wall Street why do you think Greenwood was called “Black Wall Street?” Is there another place today in the United States that could possibly be nicknamed “Black Wall Street?”
3A: Because of the Black Business men and that it was so successful. Yes really there are a lot of illegal "Black Wall Street".

4.     How did the National Guard respond to the massacre?
4A: They came in with there uniforms and weapons and turn against the Community of Greenwood and help the rioters .

5.     How did the interviewees remember the Greenwood community before the massacre?
5A: They Basically were talking about how nice it was and how there were black owned businesses  everywhere.

 

      6.   What was the name of the man who “assaulted” the white woman? How does this lynching compare to the others we have read about? 
      6A: Dick Rollan. They difference is they basically Lynched a whole entire Community.

 

      7.   What did the interviewees remember the actual day of the massacre?
      7A: Just how Horrible it was they said felt like a bad Dream they just remembered flame and how there was really no building standing.

   

8.     What do you think it took so many years to “uncover” Rosewood?

8A: I think because It was hard to recover accurate information on what really happened.

 

9.   How did Ms. Minnie Lee remember the Rosewood Massacre?

9A: She just talk about how bad it was that they burned down the house she was in and how she had to hide in the woods in swamp to stay safe. 

 

     10.   What incident caused the massacre?

     10A: They accused a Black man of raping are harming a white lady

 

     11.    According to Mr. Fred Kirklin how many man joined the mob? What did they do to those running out of houses?

     11A: About 1500 people. They shot every person who ran out the houses they were burning down.

 

    12.   How was John Wright remembered? Who was he?

    12A: John Wright was a White man out of a few that lived in Rosewood. John Wright Was the reason why most of the rosewood people were able to survive and escape.

 

    13.  Why do you think Ms. Minnie Lee never told her family about Rosewood?

    13A: I think because that story kind of hunted her and she didn't really want to talk about it at the time and didn't want her family to know she suffered and was running for her life.

    14.   How did the Greenwood community respond to the massacre? How do you think they were able to find the strength to move forward?

    14A: They responded by rebuilding and reconstructing the community from the start not letting the negative thing that happened stop them.