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‘I need to be in Ocoee’: Doctor wants return of professional Ocoee Black businesses

Por: Orlando Sentinel Entertainment March 05, 2023

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“Black people are a praying people. I know the city was prayed for and preyed upon, and I know it’s a blessed town,” said Dr. Rhode Mesidor. “...everyone is afraid to come back, but I’m not afraid.” Mesidor refers to a horrific incident in 1920, when July Perry, a prominent and successful Black farmer and labor broker, dared to register fellow Blacks to vote and was subsequently lynched for his actions in what became known as the... + full article



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