Black men known as ‘Groveland Four’ posthumously cleared of all charges in 1949 rape case
A judge’s ruling effectively exonerated the late Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd, and Ernest Thomas who were falsely accused of raping a 17-year-old White girl The quartet of Black men known as the “Groveland Four,” who were falsely accused of raping a 17-year-old White girl more than seven decades ago, were effectively exonerated of…