Why do people slaughter others without knowing the truth? The Salem Witch Trials and The Rosewood Massacre are perfect examples of the innocent killings. During the Salem Witch Trials, people were killing others because thoughts of witchcraft were occurring, and during the Rosewood Massacre, innocent people were killed because women said she was raped. On January 1, 1923 the massacre took place in a small town heavily populated by African Americans in central Florida (Goodloe). The massacre was caused by a rumor that Franny Taylor, a white female, was allegedly raped by, the escaped criminal, Jesse Hunter and his accomplices Aaron Carrier and Sam Carter(Goodloe). On January 4th a group of 20-30 Caucasian males arrived at the Carrier …show more content…
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