Black Star Line Cigars Commemorates the Centennial of the Rosewood Massacre with ‘Rosewood 1923’ Cigar Release
In 1923, racially fuelled riots in the independent black community of Rosewood, led to the death of up to 27 people when white supremacist mobs from all over attacked the black residents of Rosewood after they defended themselves from an earlier attack. This historic event was also the base of the 1997 movie with Jon Voight, Ving Rhames and Don Cheadle.
Black Star Line Cigars is now releasing a cigar, which honours the 100th anniversary of the Rosewood massacre in the shape of a 6×48 corona made at Fábrica Oveja Negra. For the blend the company uses a Mexican San Andres wrapper over an Ecuadorian binder and fillers from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The regular production line is called Rosewood 1923.
“I have always wanted to work with Oveja Negra. I am a huge fan of their cigars and actually James (Brown) was one of the first people I reached out to when I was looking to enter the cigar industry,” said Aric Bey, owner of Black Star Line Cigars, in a press release. “I ended up gaining JB’s respect through my hard work and persistence with what I have done thus far with AGANORSA Leaf.”
“I love the name because it not only pays homage to the 100-year anniversary of the massacre but also pays homage to my fraternity brother John Singleton who made a movie about Rosewood in the early 90s. I am a member of ‘Greater’ Beta chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., and Singleton passed away a few years ago.”
