Keith Salkowski
Keith is the writer/direector/producer of The Groveland Four
THE GROVELAND FOUR
On the morning of July 16, 1949, a young Lake County farm wife accused four young black men of rape. The case of “The Groveland Four” played out over several years, and led to a race riot, torture, multiple murders, two trials, a Supreme Court reversal and the assassination of a Florida civil rights leader.
Though widely reported at the time by the national and international press, the case has been largely forgotten... even though it helped lay a foundation for the end of Jim Crow segregation and the start of the Civil Rights Movement.
WATCH NOW: THE GROVELAND FOUR
The Groveland Four
In 1949, four young black men are wrongly accused of rape; a major civil rights case ensues. Explore the story in this film.
Clips from THE GROVELAND FOUR:
Harry Moore
African-American activist Harry T. Moore is forever linked to the 1949 Groveland Four case
Norman Bunin
A young St. Petersburg Times copy editor investigated the 1949 Groveland Four case.
Willis McCall
Lake County Sheriff Willis McCall played a prominent role in the 1949 Groveland Four case.
Meet the Team Behind THE GROVELAND FOUR:
Courtney B. Vance
Vance is the narrator of the film, The Groveland Four.
Other Experts:
Gary Corsair
Author of Legal Lynching: The Sad Saga of the Groveland Four.
Laurel Ladevich
Learn more about The Groveland Four's editor, Laurel Ladevich.
Kathryn Bostic
Kathryn Bostic is the music composer of The Groveland Four.
Mark Hubatsek
Mark is The Groveland Four's director of photography.
