"The Cedar Key train conductors
Were told to pickup in Rosewood.
Standing by the tracks with a lantern
Its young schoolteacher stood.
Waiting in desperation ---
To carry out the Sheriff's plans.
And roundup the hidden survivors
To board the midnight train."
To carry out the Sheriff's plans.
And roundup the hidden survivors
To board the midnight train."
Lyrics By Lizzie Jenkins
Author Lizzie PRB Jenkins is a direct Rosewood descendant.
Jenkins first heard the story of Rosewood in 1943, at age five.
This website as well as Jenkins' book The Real Rosewood
Volume I are a compilation of years of research and
devotion to disclose the true history of the 1923 Rosewood
Massacre and to serve as the voice for justice of the survivors
and descendants of those who suffered this historical tragedy.
The Following Photos Demonstrate a Real Strength Initiative Archived By The Real Rosewood Schoolteacher's Family.
A Levy County Sawmill
The Cummer and Sons Sawmill was located in Sumner, approximately three miles from Rosewood.
Several Rosewood residents worked at this sawmill believed to be the Sumner sawmill.
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