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The Groveland Four
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The Groveland Four

2018-06-25 · 90 min · ★ 9.0

Documentary

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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Keith Salkowski
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United States of America
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Courtney B. VanceCourtney B. VanceSelf - Narrator

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