Rosewood Massacre

pre·var·i·cate

 

[pri-var-i-keyt]

verb (used without object), pre·var·i·cat·ed,pre·var·i·cat·ing.

to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create anincorrect impression; lie.

"HE WAS SO BIG."

Rosewood descendants formed the Real Rosewood Foundation and the Rosewood Heritage Foundation to educate people in Florida and all over the world. A traveling display of what happened in Rosewood goes on tour internationally; a permanent display is housed in the library of Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach. The Real Rosewood Foundation awards people in Central Florida who preserve Rosewood's history.  The foundation makes humanitarian awards in honor of, and in the names of, Sarah, Aaron, and Sylvester Carrier. Lizzie Jenkins, whose aunt was the Rosewood schoolteacher, explained her participation keeping Rosewood's legacy current:

"It has been a struggle telling this story over the years, because a lot of people don't want to hear about this kind of history. People don't relate to it, or just don't want to hear about it. But Mama told me to keep it alive, so I keep telling it ... It's a sad story, but it's one I think everyone needs to hear."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosewood_massacre

"HE'S SO BLACK, THAT BOY."

per·ni·cious

[per-nish-uhs]

adjective

1.

causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful:pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.

2.

deadly; fatal: a pernicious disease.

3.

Obsolete . evil; wicked.