Exoneration of Black Men Known As the Groveland Four ‘Hard To Put Into Words,’ Says Author
Subject
Groveland Four; Thurgood Marshall; Wrongly convicted
Description
On Monday, the four men — Ernest Thomas, Samuel Shepherd, Charles Greenlee, and Walter Irvin — were exonerated by a Florida judge in the same courthouse. They were convicted more than a half-century earlier. The men had previously been pardoned in 2019.
Creator
Jason Vermes with files from The Associated Press. Interview with Gilbert King produced by Laurie Allen.
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Publisher
cbc.ca
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