7.1K views · 25 reactions | Sometimes the hardest stories are the most important to tell. Explore the history of the historic Lake County race riot in WUCF's award-winning documentary, The Groveland Four. Monday, June 25 at 10 p.m. only on WUCF. | WUCF TV | Facebook

The story of the Groveland Four is one every American should know. In 1949, four young Black men from Groveland, Florida were falsely accused of a crime they did not commit, and their lives were stolen by hatred, racism, and corruption. One was hunted down and shot over 400 times. Another was murdered while “in custody.” The rest were beaten, tortured, and wrongfully convicted. Florida finally cleared their names in 2021 — 72 years later. We tell these stories so they are never forgotten and nev