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Bookmark or Share- After more than 70 years, 4 Black men wrongly accused of rape ... - NPRThe men known as the Groveland Four, who ranged from 16 to 26 at the time, were accused of raping a woman in the central Florida town of Groveland in 1949.
- Groveland Four, the Black men accused in a 1949 rape, get case dismissedIn the summer of 1949, a 17-year-old lodged an accusation that would thrust the rural Florida community of Groveland into decadeslong turmoil: The white teenager told police she and her husband...
- Groveland Four: The Four Black Men Wrongly Accused In A 1949 RapeThe young men known as the Groveland Four were caught up in an unjust system and paid with their lives. And none of the people responsible for their deaths faced any consequences. The tragic, true story of the Groveland Four stands today as a devastating example of Jim Crow-era racial injustice.
- ‘Groveland Four’ exonerated 72 years after they were falsely accused of ...A Florida judge on Monday officially exonerated four young black men — known as the Groveland Four — who were falsely accused of raping a white women over 70 years ago.
- Groveland Four: US judge clears men wrongly accused of rape after 72 ...Four black men who were wrongly accused of raping a white teenager in the US have been cleared of the charge more than 70 years later. They were accused of abducting and raping the girl in the...
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