Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S419

Description

Racial disturbance plan for the cities of Miami and Miami Beach, Florida and dated 1 August 1944 submitted by Colonel John W. Healy of Army Special Forces, District 5, Fourth Service Command. The plan to suppress disorder related to racial disturbances includes the active plan of city of Miami Director of Public Safety Dan D. Rosenfelder, as Plan No. 1 as Annex 1 and the Seventh Naval District Race Riot Plan as Annex 2. Plans include a general estimate of the situation, mission, descriptions of "negro areas" and "danger areas", force availability, plan purpose, and four maps. Folder marked "secret" and "declassified."

Date

1944-08-01

Creator

United States. Army Service Forces

Contributors

Healy, John W.
United States. Navy. Naval District, 7th
Rosenfelder, Dan D.

Format

Plans (reports)

Coverage

Florida during World War II (1939-1945)

Topic

Military and Veterans

Subjects

African Americans--Segregation
American Legion Auxiliary Police (Miami, Fla.)
Bills, John T.
Biltmore Hospital (Coral Gables, Fla.)
Black people
Camp Blanding Station Complement Emergency Detachment
Civilian Auxiliary Police (Miami, Fla.)
Dade County (Fla.) Sheriff's Department
English, Thomas F.
Florida State Guard
Florida State Guard. 2nd Battalion
Florida State Guard. 2nd Battalion. Company A
Florida State Guard. 2nd Battalion. Company B
Florida State Guard. 2nd Battalion. Company C
Florida State Guard. 2nd Battalion. Company D
Florida State Guard. 2nd Battalion. Company E
Florida State Guard. 3rd Battalion
Florida State Guard. 3rd Battalion. Company B
Florida State Guard. 3rd Battalion. Company C
Florida State Guard. 3rd Battalion. Company D
Florida State Guard. 3rd Battalion. Company E
Florida State Guard. 7th Battalion
Florida State Guard. 7th Battalion. Company A
Florida State Guard. 7th Battalion. Company B
Florida State Guard. 7th Battalion. Company F
Florida State Guard. 7th Battalion. Company G
Florida. Department of Military Affairs (1928-1947 : Collins)
Florida. Governor (1941-1945 : Holland)
Florida. Highway Patrol
Holland, Spessard L. (Spessard Lindsey), 1892-1971
James N. Jackson Memorial Hospital (Miami, Fla.)
Martial law
Miami Fire Department
Miami Police Department (Miami, Fla.)
Race relations
Race riots
Racism--United States
Riot control
Special Combat Unit 4480th Military Police Detachment

Geographic Term

Miami
Miami Beach
Dade County
Miami-Dade County
Police Headquarters (Miami, Fla.)
Flagler Street (Miami, Fla.)
Southwest 1st Avenue (Miami, Fla.)
Naval Air Station (Miami, Fla.)
Naval Air Station (Richmond, Fla.)