James Carrier, a 56-year-old resident of Rosewood, Florida, met a tragic end on January 7, 1923, during the infamous Rosewood Massacre. Carrier, an animal trapper who had suffered a stroke a few years earlier, was caught in the violent racial conflict that erupted in the predominantly African American town of Rosewood. The massacre began after a white woman in the nearby town of Sumner falsely accused a Black man of assaulting her. This accusation led to a mob of white men attacking the Black re
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