The Rosewood massacre of 1923 began after a white woman in nearby Sumner claimed she had been raped by a black man from Rosewood . An angry mob surrounded a house with black residents and a standoff ensued . The mob killed several people inside and two white people were killed outside . This attracted additional angry mobs who razed Rosewood . Black residents fled into the forest , escaped in cars , and on a train . At a minimum , eight black people and two white people were killed but it is possible that as many 150 black residents were killed
Rosewood massacre
Rosewood massacre
False accusation of rape