The Groveland Four
The Groveland Four
Special | 1h 29m 27sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1949, 4 young black men are wrongly accused of rape; a major civil rights case ensues.
July, 1949: four young black men are wrongly accused of rape by a 17-year-old farm wife in rural Lake County, Florida. The case of “The Groveland Four” included a race riot, torture, multiple murders, two trials and a Supreme Court reversal. Though widely covered by the national press, the case has been largely forgotten... even though it helped lay a foundation for the Civil Rights Movement.
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The Groveland Four is a local public television program presented by WUCF
The Groveland Four
The Groveland Four
Special | 1h 29m 27sVideo has Closed Captions
July, 1949: four young black men are wrongly accused of rape by a 17-year-old farm wife in rural Lake County, Florida. The case of “The Groveland Four” included a race riot, torture, multiple murders, two trials and a Supreme Court reversal. Though widely covered by the national press, the case has been largely forgotten... even though it helped lay a foundation for the Civil Rights Movement.
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The Groveland Four is a local public television program presented by WUCF