Title

Ocoee riot

Creator

Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Florida

Files

Publisher

Federal Writers Project, American Guide, Negro Writers Unit

Publication Date

January 1937

Abstract

WPA produced synopsis of the Ocoee election day riot that ocurred on Nov. 2, 1920, when African Americans were attacked as they attempted to vote in the presidential election.

Keywords

African Americans, Segregation, Florida, Race Riots, Ocoee, Race relations, Ocoee (Fla.), Slave narratives

Geographic Location

Florida; Florida; Ocoee; Ocoee (Fla.)

Holding Location

University of South Florida USF

Media Type

text

Identifier

SFS0021874_00001

Recommended Citation

Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Florida, "Ocoee riot" (1937). Narratives of Formerly Enslaved Floridians. 24.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/formerly_enslaved_narratives/24