Remembering Rosewood - Digital Storytelling Video (2010)

Destroyed in a 1923 race riot, Rosewood was home to a prosperous, majority African American community dating to the late 19th century. "Remembering Rosewood" is a 25 minute video about ongoing research to document the development this important African American community. This video was created in 2010 as part of Edward Gonzalez-Tennant's dissertation research at the University of Florida. Dr. Gonzalez-Tennant's recent book from the University of Florida Press discusses this research in greater detail (http://upf.com/book.asp?id=9780813056....

See an update to this research here    • Unearthing Rosewood: An Archaeology o...  

You can learn more about this research by visiting the Rosewood Heritage & VR Project (http://www.virtualrosewood.com). The video is formatted and organized to supplement bus tours to the area, and provides info on the development of Rosewood and the lives of those who survived.

I uploaded this video to YouTube in the hopes it will reach more people. Unfortunately, I had to disable comments due to prejudiced statements.

Links to Video Chapters
1:04 - Settling Rosewood
5:24 - Growth of Rosewood
9:12 - Rosewood Race Riot
23:38 - Future Research Directions (Second Life Museum Discontinued in 2014)
24:32 - Credits