The Groveland Four
Willis McCall
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Lake County Sheriff Willis McCall played a prominent role in the 1949 Groveland Four case.
Willis McCall’s tumultuous 28-year reign as Sheriff of Lake County included many accusations of impropriety. But none was as consequential as his role in the Groveland Four case, in which four young black men were accused of rape by a 17-year-old farm wife. From overseeing brutal beatings of the defendants to shooting two of them, McCall had a hand in almost every twist of the notorious case.
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The Groveland Four is a local public television program presented by WUCF
The Groveland Four
Willis McCall
Clip | 1m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
Willis McCall’s tumultuous 28-year reign as Sheriff of Lake County included many accusations of impropriety. But none was as consequential as his role in the Groveland Four case, in which four young black men were accused of rape by a 17-year-old farm wife. From overseeing brutal beatings of the defendants to shooting two of them, McCall had a hand in almost every twist of the notorious case.
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The Groveland Four: Long Trailer
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In 1949, 4 young black men are wrongly accused of rape; a major civil rights case ensues. (2m)
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Lake County Sheriff Willis McCall played a prominent role in the 1949 Groveland Four case. (1m 58s)
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A young St. Petersburg Times copy editor investigated the 1949 Groveland Four case. (1m 20s)
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African-American activist Harry T. Moore is forever linked to the 1949 Groveland Four case (3m 2s)
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The Groveland Four is a local public television program presented by WUCF