Box 24 - Rosewood Massacre

Box 24 contains materials from the Rosewood Massacre Collection dating from 1994–1995 and is arranged alphabetically by claimant surname. The folders primarily consist of individual claim files documenting the Rosewood Claims Bill process and include legal, personal, and supporting documentation submitted by survivors and descendants.

This box includes files for individuals such as Scantling, Barney Jr.; Scantling, Barbara; Scantling, Brian; Scantling, Wanda; Sands, Shaundryce; Sands, Renee Jackson; Sands, Fredrick; Sands, Brenda; Sands, Andelzine S.; Sanders, Sandra L.; Samuel, Larmonica Duran; Samuel, Raphael Reshay; Samuel, Dwight Aaron; Russell, Sheryl L. Black; Russell, Frankie; Russell, Olethea Shevon; Russell, Flozell Jr.; Rooks, Lucille; Rollins, Leona Scott; Robinson, Ura Lennard; Robinson, Willie J.; Robinson, Randolph; Robinson, Pearl Mae; Robinson, Leo R.; Robinson, Kassandris Lasaye; Robinson, Isaiar Marie; White, Robie; and multiple members of the Scott family including Bernice Maescott, Betty Lou Scott, Charlie Scott, Clifford Scott, Earnestine Scott, Gretchen Scott, Joe Eddie Scott, Leroy Scott, Marilyn L. Doctor Scott, Robert Lee Scott, and Willie Curtis Scott, among others.

Records found within these folders include, but are not limited to, correspondence between claimants and representatives such as Robert A. Butterworth and Gregory Durden; Rosewood Claims Bill checklists, notes, and claims information forms; property affidavits; legal notices; envelopes; handwritten notes; maps; family trees; transmittal reports; fax cover sheets; and supporting documentation submitted as part of individual claims.

Collectively, these materials document the individualized claims and verification process for Rosewood survivors and descendants, illustrating the legal, administrative, and evidentiary requirements necessary to support compensation claims while preserving personal and family histories.

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