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Name: Site of the Rosewood Massacre, Cedar Key, Florida
Location Type: Other
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Coordinates: 29.137721, -83.035964
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In 1923, white woman Fannie Taylor lied and said she had been assaulted by an African-American man. She lied because she didn’t want her husband to know she was actually beaten by her white lover. But Fannie’s maid Sarah Carrier witnessed the incident and knew the truth. As a result of Fannie's...