The Groveland Four

The Groveland Four

90 mins | Documentary | June 25, 2018

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.

The Groveland Four

90 mins | Documentary | June 25, 2018

The Groveland Four
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.
Producers
Original title The Groveland Four
Directors Keith Salkowski
Writers Keith Salkowski

Cast

Courtney B. Vance

as Self - Narrator