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The Tragic Story Of The Groveland Four, The Black Men Who Were Accused Of Rape In Jim Crow Florida

The Tragic Story Of The Groveland Four, The Black Men Who Were Accused Of Rape In Jim Crow Florida




On July 16, 1949, 17-year-old Norma Padgett of Groveland, Florida claimed that she and her husband, Willie, were driving home from a dance when their car broke down and a group of four Black men approached them to see if they needed help. She said the men then attacked her husband before abducting and raping her. The small community immediately jumped into action, forming violent mobs to hunt down the alleged attackers. Within two weeks, they'd tracked down four suspects who became known as the Groveland Four: Ernest Thomas, Samuel Shepherd, Walter Irvin, and Charles Greenlee.⁠
Thomas was shot 400 times by one of the mobs while sleeping under a tree. The other three men were arrested and brutally beaten by police to force confessions out of them. They were found guilty by all-white juries, despite no proof tying any of the men to the attack. In fact, there wasn't even evidence that Padgett had been raped at all — and some suspected she'd fabricated the claims to cover up her husband's abusive treatment of her. Go inside the tragic story of the Groveland Four by clicking the link in our profile.⁠
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In July 1949, Norma Padgett accused four Black men of sexually assaulting her and violent mobs quickly formed to bring her attackers to justice — destroying the lives of four innocent men.
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In 1949, four young Black men were accused of raping a white teenager in Florida. One of the Groveland Four was soon killed by an angry mob, while another was murdered by the county sheriff himself. The other two men spent years in prison before they were released on parole.

However, there was never any physical evidence to suggest that Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd, and Ernest Thomas had raped 17-year-old Norma Padgett. Regardless, the court of public opinion in the Jim Crow-era South prevailed, and the men were immediately deemed guilty.

It wasn’t until 2019 that Governor Ron DeSantis issued a posthumous pardon. And by the time the men were officially exonerated in 2021, none of them were alive to witness the occasion.

This is the tragic story of the Groveland Four, the men whose lives were cut short by one unfounded accusation.


The Tragic Story Of The Groveland Four, The Black Men Who Were Accused Of Rape In Jim Crow Florida
By Genevieve Carlton | Edited By Cara Johnson
Published February 28, 2023
Updated March 1, 2023
In July 1949, Norma Padgett accused four Black men of sexually assaulting her and violent mobs quickly formed to bring her attackers to justice — destroying the lives of four innocent men.
In 1949, four young Black men were accused of raping a white teenager in Florida. One of the Groveland Four was soon killed by an angry mob, while another was murdered by the county sheriff himself. The other two men spent years in prison before they were released on parole.

However, there was never any physical evidence to suggest that Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd, and Ernest Thomas had raped 17-year-old Norma Padgett. Regardless, the court of public opinion in the Jim Crow-era South prevailed, and the men were immediately deemed guilty.


Groveland Four
Library of Congress
Walter Irvin, Charles Greenlee, and Samuel Shepherd (left to right) after their arrest by Sheriff Willis McCall (far left).

It wasn’t until 2019 that Governor Ron DeSantis issued a posthumous pardon. And by the time the men were officially exonerated in 2021, none of them were alive to witness the occasion.

This is the tragic story of the Groveland Four, the men whose lives were cut short by one unfounded accusation.


Norma Padgett Accuses The Groveland Four Of Rape
On July 16, 1949, 17-year-old Norma Padgett and her husband Willie were driving home from a dance in Groveland, Florida. According to NBC News, Padgett claimed that their car stalled and four Black men stopped and offered to help. The men then allegedly abducted and raped Padgett after attacking her husband.

Within hours of Padgett reporting the assault, Lake County Sheriff Willis McCall had put together a posse. The angry mob marched into Black neighborhoods, burning down homes and threatening residents.

Samuel Shepherd and Walter Irvin were arrested first. The 22-year-old World War II veterans were brutally beaten while police questioned them. Per the African American Registry, officers took them to the scene of the alleged crime and grew frustrated that their shoes didn’t match any of the footprints nearby. The police then transported them to jail, handcuffed them to pipes in the basement, and continued to beat them in an effort to force a confession.

Charles Greenlee, who was just 16 years old, was arrested soon after Shepherd and Irvin. He admitted that he knew Thomas, who was helping him find a job, but he maintained that he’d never even met Irvin or Shepherd. Police also viciously beat Greenlee, who ultimately admitted to raping Padgett — but only so the battering would stop.

When 26-year-old Ernest Thomas became aware of what was happening, he tried to flee. A violent posse of 1,000 white men led by McCall tracked him down a week later. They found him sleeping under a tree in a swamp and proceeded to shoot him more than 400 times.

With the Groveland Four either dead or behind bars, the hysteria started to fade — until it came time for their trials.

The Trials Of Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, And Samuel Shepherd
Greenlee, Irvin, and Shepherd faced all-white juries as they attempted to prove their innocence. Unfortunately, their trials were rigged against them from the start.

The doctor who had examined Norma Padgett after her alleged rape found no evidence of semen or signs of assault, according to the African American Registry. In fact, there was no evidence that she’d even been raped at all.

However, a judge refused to allow the Groveland Four’s defense to call the doctor as a witness.

When Bill Gladson, a state attorney for the Fifth Judicial Circuit of Florida, filed a motion to exonerate the Groveland Four in 2021, he wrote, “The evidence strongly suggests that the sheriff, the judge, and the prosecutor all but ensured guilty verdicts in this case.”

Despite the lack of any evidence against the Groveland Four, they were all found guilty. According to Blackpast, Shepherd and Irvin were sentenced to death, while Greenlee received life in prison due to his age.

The case incited outrage in the Black community, and soon future Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall decided to represent the young men in their appeal for justice.


The Tragic Story Of The Groveland Four, The Black Men Who Were Accused Of Rape In Jim Crow Florida
By Genevieve Carlton | Edited By Cara Johnson
Published February 28, 2023
Updated March 1, 2023
In July 1949, Norma Padgett accused four Black men of sexually assaulting her and violent mobs quickly formed to bring her attackers to justice — destroying the lives of four innocent men.
In 1949, four young Black men were accused of raping a white teenager in Florida. One of the Groveland Four was soon killed by an angry mob, while another was murdered by the county sheriff himself. The other two men spent years in prison before they were released on parole.

However, there was never any physical evidence to suggest that Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd, and Ernest Thomas had raped 17-year-old Norma Padgett. Regardless, the court of public opinion in the Jim Crow-era South prevailed, and the men were immediately deemed guilty.


Groveland Four
Library of Congress
Walter Irvin, Charles Greenlee, and Samuel Shepherd (left to right) after their arrest by Sheriff Willis McCall (far left).

It wasn’t until 2019 that Governor Ron DeSantis issued a posthumous pardon. And by the time the men were officially exonerated in 2021, none of them were alive to witness the occasion.

This is the tragic story of the Groveland Four, the men whose lives were cut short by one unfounded accusation.


Norma Padgett Accuses The Groveland Four Of Rape
On July 16, 1949, 17-year-old Norma Padgett and her husband Willie were driving home from a dance in Groveland, Florida. According to NBC News, Padgett claimed that their car stalled and four Black men stopped and offered to help. The men then allegedly abducted and raped Padgett after attacking her husband.

Within hours of Padgett reporting the assault, Lake County Sheriff Willis McCall had put together a posse. The angry mob marched into Black neighborhoods, burning down homes and threatening residents.

Samuel Shepherd and Walter Irvin were arrested first. The 22-year-old World War II veterans were brutally beaten while police questioned them. Per the African American Registry, officers took them to the scene of the alleged crime and grew frustrated that their shoes didn’t match any of the footprints nearby. The police then transported them to jail, handcuffed them to pipes in the basement, and continued to beat them in an effort to force a confession.

Charles Greenlee, who was just 16 years old, was arrested soon after Shepherd and Irvin. He admitted that he knew Thomas, who was helping him find a job, but he maintained that he’d never even met Irvin or Shepherd. Police also viciously beat Greenlee, who ultimately admitted to raping Padgett — but only so the battering would stop.

When 26-year-old Ernest Thomas became aware of what was happening, he tried to flee. A violent posse of 1,000 white men led by McCall tracked him down a week later. They found him sleeping under a tree in a swamp and proceeded to shoot him more than 400 times.

With the Groveland Four either dead or behind bars, the hysteria started to fade — until it came time for their trials.


The Trials Of Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, And Samuel Shepherd
Greenlee, Irvin, and Shepherd faced all-white juries as they attempted to prove their innocence. Unfortunately, their trials were rigged against them from the start.

The doctor who had examined Norma Padgett after her alleged rape found no evidence of semen or signs of assault, according to the African American Registry. In fact, there was no evidence that she’d even been raped at all.

However, a judge refused to allow the Groveland Four’s defense to call the doctor as a witness.

When Bill Gladson, a state attorney for the Fifth Judicial Circuit of Florida, filed a motion to exonerate the Groveland Four in 2021, he wrote, “The evidence strongly suggests that the sheriff, the judge, and the prosecutor all but ensured guilty verdicts in this case.”

Despite the lack of any evidence against the Groveland Four, they were all found guilty. According to Blackpast, Shepherd and Irvin were sentenced to death, while Greenlee received life in prison due to his age.

The case incited outrage in the Black community, and soon future Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall decided to represent the young men in their appeal for justice.




Sheriff McCall was furious. He arranged to transport Shepherd and Irvin from the prison where they were being held to the Lake County jailhouse to await the trial. During the nighttime drive, McCall pulled his gun and shot both Shepherd and Irvin, killing Shepherd.

McCall claimed the two men had tried to escape. But Irvin told a very different story.

According to Irvin, the sheriff had suddenly ordered both men out of the car before shooting them. Per PBS, while Irvin lay on the ground wounded, he heard McCall say on the police radio, “I got rid of them; killed the sons of bitches.”

When a deputy arrived on the scene and noticed that Irvin was still breathing, he shot the injured man again, this time in the neck. Irvin only survived by playing dead.

McCall’s premeditated execution of a handcuffed prisoner went without punishment. The coroner’s inquiry cleared McCall of any wrongdoing — and even praised the sheriff’s actions.

Irvin went on to face his retrial alone. Once again, an all-white jury found him guilty of rape and sentenced him to death, though his sentence was eventually commuted to life in prison when a more moderate governor was elected in 1954.

Ultimately, Irvin spent 19 years in prison. He was paroled in 1968, but he died from a heart attack the very next year. Meanwhile, Charles Greenlee was paroled in 1962 after 13 years in prison. Upon his release, he left Florida, never to return.


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