July, 1949: Four young black men are accused of rape by a 17-year-old woman in rural Lake County, Florida. The case of “The Groveland Four” included a race riot, torture, multiple murders ...
In this 1949 photo, Lake County Sheriff Willis V ... Florida victims honored on the newest monument include Groveland Four defendant Samuel Shepherd, who was shot to death in 1951 by notoriously ...