1920 OCOEE ELECTION DAY MASSACRE

“WHAT WAS THE OCOEE ELECTION DAY MASSACRE

AND WHAT WAS ITS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE?”

TRANSLATION: ¿QUÉ FUE LA MASACRE DEL DÍA DE LAS

ELECCIONES DE OCOEE Y CUÁL FUE SU SIGNIFICADO HISTÓRICO?"
 1. ACCORDING TO THE DOCUMENTARY, WHO WERE
JULY PERRY AND MOSES NORMAN?
TRANSLATION:
SEGÚN EL DOCUMENTAL, ¿QUIÉNES ERAN JULY PERRY Y MOSES
NORMAN?

 Both were successful businessmen from Ocoee, FL that wanted to vote in the
1920 election. They traveled back and forth from Orlando trying to develop
strategies to help black people vote.

 Translation: Ambos eran exitosos hombres de negocios de Ocoee, FL que querían

votar en las elecciones de 1920. Viajaron de ida y vuelta desde Orlando tratando
de desarrollar estrategias para ayudar a los negros a votar.
2. WHAT STRATEGIES WERE USED TO RESTRICT AFRICAN
AMERICANS FROM VOTING?
TRANSLATION: ¿QUÉ ESTRATEGIAS SE UTILIZARON PARA
RESTRINGIR EL VOTO DE LOS AFROAMERICANOS?

•  POLL TAXES AND FEAR TACTICS FROM THE KKK.

• TRANSLATION:  IMPUESTOS ELECTORALES Y TÁCTICAS DE MIEDO DEL KKK.

 3. DESCRIBE HOW JUDGE JOHN CHENEY AND W.R. O’NEAL
SUPPORTED AFRICAN AMERICAN SUFFRAGE IN 1920.

TRANSLATION:
 DESCRIBA CÓMO EL JUEZ JOHN CHENEY Y W.R. O'NEAL
APOYARON EL SUFRAGIO AFROAMERICANO EN 1920.
 JUDGE JOHN CHANEY: HELPED GET AFRICAN AMERICANS REGISTERED TO VOTE;
ENCOURAGED MOSES NORMAN TO VOTE DESPITE OBSTACLES.

 W.R. O’NEAL: HELPED REGISTER AFRICAN AMERICANS TO VOTE

TRANSLATION:
 
 JUEZ JOHN CHANEY: AYUDÓ A QUE LOS AFROAMERICANOS SE REGISTRARAN PARA VOTAR;
ANIMÓ A MOSES NORMAN A VOTAR A PESAR DE LOS OBSTÁCULOS

 W.R. O'NEAL: AYUDÓ A REGISTRAR A LOS AFROAMERICANOS PARA VOTAR

4. WHY WERE ELECTED OFFICIALS, W.R. O’NEAL AND JUDGE JOHN
CHANEY TRYING TO HELP AFRICAN AMERICANS VOTE DURING THE
1920S? 
TRANSLATION:
¿POR QUÉ LOS FUNCIONARIOS ELECTOS, W.R. O'NEAL Y EL JUEZ JOHN
CHANEY TRATARON DE AYUDAR A LOS AFROAMERICANOS A VOTAR DURANTE
LA DÉCADA DE 1920?
 

TO GET MORE VOTES, TO HELP SECURE THEIR PARTY'S POSITION IN

GOVERNMENT.

TRANSLATION:
PARA OBTENER MÁS VOTOS, PARA AYUDAR A ASEGURAR LA POSICIÓN DE SU PARTIDO
EN EL GOBIERNO.
Section 2
1. HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE SAID TO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE
OCOEE MASSACRE? 

TRANSLATION:
¿CUÁNTAS PERSONAS SE DICE QUE MURIERON EN LA
MASACRE DE OCOEE?

3 TO 60 DEPENDING ON WHO WAS ASKED IN THE COMMUNITY

TRANSLATION:
3 A 60 DEPENDIENDO DE A QUIÉN SE LE PREGUNTÓ EN LA
COMUNIDAD
 2. WHO WAS WALTER WHITE?

TRANSLATION:
¿QUIÉN ERA WALTER WHITE?

HE WAS A SECRETARY FOR THE NAACP THAT WENT TO OCOEE AFTER THE MASSACRE
TO GATHER DETAILS/EVIDENCE OF THE INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 2.

TRANSLATION:
FUE SECRETARIO DE LA NAACP QUE FUE A OCOEE DESPUÉS DE LA
MASACRE PARA REUNIR DETALLES / PRUEBAS DEL INCIDENTE QUE
OCURRIÓ EL 2 DE NOVIEMBRE.
3. AFTER BEING PETITIONED TO INVESTIGATE BY THE
NAACP, WHAT DID THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FIND?

TRANSLATION:
DESPUÉS DE SER SOLICITADO PARA INVESTIGAR POR LA
NAACP, ¿QUÉ ENCONTRÓ EL DEPARTAMENTO DE
JUSTICIA?
THEY CONTROVERSIALLY DETERMINED THAT NO ONE'S CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHTS WERE VIOLATED, AND NO ONE WAS DEPRIVED OF THEIR RIGHT TO
VOTE.

TRANSLATION:
DETERMINARON POLÉMICAMENTE QUE NO SE VIOLARON LOS DERECHOS
CONSTITUCIONALES DE NADIE Y QUE NADIE FUE PRIVADO DE SU
DERECHO AL VOTO.
4. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LAND OWNED BY VICTIMS
OF THE OCOEE MASSACRE?

TRANSLATION:
¿QUÉ PASÓ CON LA TIERRA PROPIEDAD DE LAS
VÍCTIMAS DE LA MASACRE DE OCOEE?

THE LAND WAS TAKEN AND SOLD OFF. THE VICTIMS WERE NEVER PROPERLY
COMPENSATED BASED ON THE TRUE VALUE OF THE LAND.

TRANSLATION:
LA TIERRA FUE TOMADA Y VENDIDA. LAS VÍCTIMAS NUNCA FUERON
COMPENSADAS ADECUADAMENTE EN FUNCIÓN DEL VERDADERO VALOR DE
LA TIERRA.
1 PAGE PROJECT

FULL COLOR POSTER

INCLUDE FIRST AND LAST NAME.

TITLE: THE OCOEE ELECTION DAY MASSACRE

CREATE A BORDER THAT REFLECTS THE THEME OR TOPIC STUDIED (ILLUSTRATIONS, VISUALS,
SYMBOLS).

DRAW A WORD CLUSTERS OR INCLUDE A NUMBER OF WORDS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE TOPIC.

INCLUDE VISUAL IMAGE(S) AND TEXT FOR AT LEAST 2-3 EVENTS FROM THE DOCUMENTARY THAT
HIGHLIGHT THE HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OF THE TOPIC AND THE CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY OF
VOTING.

INCLUDE A ONE-PARAGRAPH SUMMARY ON THE BACK THAT ANSWERS THE ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
“WHAT WAS THE OCOEE ELECTION DAY MASSACRE AND WHAT WAS ITS HISTORICAL
SIGNIFICANCE?”
THINK-WRITE-PAIR-SHARE
1. WRITE A SHORT REFLECTION/SUMMARY (3-5 SENTENCES) ON WHAT THEY
LEARNED REGARDING THE EVENTS AND ON THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING RIGHTS
IN THE UNITED STATES. STUDENTS WILL WRITE THIS REFLECTION SUMMARY ON
THE BACK OF THEIR ONE-PAGER.

2. STUDENT’S WILL THEN DISPLAY THEIR ONE-PAGER AROUND THE CLASSROOM

WALLS.

3. THEN TEAM UP IN GROUPS OF 3-4. THE TEACHER WILL PROVIDE EACH STUDENT
TEAM WITH A PACK OF STICKY-NOTES.

4. STUDENT TEAMS WILL WALK AROUND THE ROOM AND WRITE ONE POSITIVE OR
INSIGHTFUL COMMENT ON THE STICKY NOTE FOR EACH ONE-PAGER THEY VISIT.