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The Dozier School for Boys
This week we're talking about the history of the Dozier School for Boys located in Marianna, FL. It was open from 1900-2011 and was a place where abuse was rampant. Dozens of investigations and newspaper articles were written about the awful conditions there, but nothing was ever done. Survivors of the 'school' claimed there were many unmarked graves located on the campus and they were finally corroborated when an anthropology team from USF investigated the area from 2012-2016. They found 55 unmarked graves and were able to identify around 20 of boys buried there.I first learned about this story by reading the novel, The Reformatory, by Tananarive Due, who had a great-uncle who was (most likely) killed at the Dozier School. Her novel is a fictionalized version of the school, but incorporated many true elements of the school & the surrounding area during the 1950s. I also read We Carry Their Bones: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for Boys by Erin Kimmerle to learn about the USF investigation into the unmarked graves.
CONNECT:
Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod
TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod
Email me: [email protected]
SOURCES:
-The Reformatory, by Tananarive Due
-We Carry Their Bones: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for Boys by Erin Kimmerle
-A pioneer in Black horror fiction resurrects her uncle’s history: https://tinyurl.com/4jda2j45
- Remembering The Lynching Of Claude Neal: https://tinyurl.com/59b9duhs
- Department of Justice Releases Investigative Findings on the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys and the Jackson Juvenile Offender Center in Florida: https://tinyurl.com/42uubdt6
- Hundreds apply for restitution for abuse suffered at Florida reform schools: https://tinyurl.com/46hj7nvm
-Images of dozier from State Library & Archives of FL: https://tinyurl.com/y55jts83
- Dozens of Teens Who Spent Time at Abusive Florida Reform School Ended Up on Death Row: https://tinyurl.com/3n7ukm68
- Memorial dedicated at former Florida's Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys: https://tinyurl.com/ymrcxu5b
-Nearly a thousand children died at Indian boarding schools funded by the U.S.: https://tinyurl.com/2vbec9ce
-Photos: Dozier School for Boys Memorial: https://tinyurl.com/2cxaty7m
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This week we're talking about the history of the Dozier School for Boys located in Marianna, FL. It was open from 1900-2011 and was a place where abuse was rampant. Dozens of investigations and newspaper articles were written about the awful conditions there, but nothing was ever done. Survivors of the 'school' claimed there were many unmarked graves located on the campus and they were finally corroborated when an anthropology team from USF investigated the area from 2012-2016. They found 55 unmarked graves and were able to identify around 20 of boys buried there.I first learned about this story by reading the novel, The Reformatory, by Tananarive Due, who had a great-uncle who was (most likely) killed at the Dozier School. Her novel is a fictionalized version of the school, but incorporated many true elements of the school & the surrounding area during the 1950s. I also read We Carry Their Bones: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for Boys by Erin Kimmerle to learn about the USF investigation into the unmarked graves.
CONNECT:
Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod
TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod
Email me: [email protected]
SOURCES:
-The Reformatory, by Tananarive Due
-We Carry Their Bones: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for Boys by Erin Kimmerle
-A pioneer in Black horror fiction resurrects her uncle’s history: https://tinyurl.com/4jda2j45
- Remembering The Lynching Of Claude Neal: https://tinyurl.com/59b9duhs
- Department of Justice Releases Investigative Findings on the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys and the Jackson Juvenile Offender Center in Florida: https://tinyurl.com/42uubdt6
- Hundreds apply for restitution for abuse suffered at Florida reform schools: https://tinyurl.com/46hj7nvm
-Images of dozier from State Library & Archives of FL: https://tinyurl.com/y55jts83
- Dozens of Teens Who Spent Time at Abusive Florida Reform School Ended Up on Death Row: https://tinyurl.com/3n7ukm68
- Memorial dedicated at former Florida's Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys: https://tinyurl.com/ymrcxu5b
-Nearly a thousand children died at Indian boarding schools funded by the U.S.: https://tinyurl.com/2vbec9ce
-Photos: Dozier School for Boys Memorial: https://tinyurl.com/2cxaty7m