Relatives of the Groveland Four, from left, Vivian Shepherd, niece of Sam Shepherd, Gerald Threat, nephew of Walter Irvin; Carol Greenlee, daughter of Charles Greenlee, gather at the just-unveiled monument in front of the Old Lake County courthouse in Tavares, Fla., Feb. 21, 2020. Florida has formally cleared four Black men who were falsely accused of raping a White woman more than seven decades ago. At the request of the local prosecutor, a judge on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, dismissed the charges and convictions against the Groveland Four: Ernest Thomas, Samuel Shepherd, Charles Greenlee and Walter Irvin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
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