THE OCOEE MASSACRE – NOVEMBER 3, 1920
Written by Atu on November 3, 2020
100 years ago, a white mob unleashed the deadliest Election Day violence in US history. It was the Ocoee Massacre, a dark and often overlooked chapter in American history.
On November 2, 1920, African American residents of Ocoee, Florida, went out to cast their ballots in the presidential election. At the time, this was a considerably a huge task. State officials, along with the Ku Klux Klan felt that White supremacy was in trouble and responded mercilessly.
In an attempt to prevent Black people from voting, a white mob in Ocoee killed dozens of African Americans, set fire to their houses and drove them out of the community.
