Sociology 3312A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Groveland Four, Orlando Sentinel, Editorial Cartoon
4 Oct 2020
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Summer 1949, couples car breaks down in lake county and are approached y 4 men who beat the husband and kidnap + rape the wife at gunpoint. demanded justice. Victims (white) identify assailants as 4 young (black) men from groveland, fla. Rape allegation spread and 100s of white men converged the county jail and. The press partook in mob journalism, fueling the situation even more: orlando sentinel (biggest newspaper in region) was the worst offender; Several black residents homes" were torched, including parents of those arrested: editorial cartoon of 4 electric chairs the lake county tragedy no. Compromise the supreme penalty. : tunnel vision story line often sketched out by paternalistic authorities , typically male police officers/prosecutors sources that reporters must rely. The groveland four became 3 (ernest thomas fled and found dead near the georgia inquiry into his death. In groveland, black community lived in fear due to public outrage fuelled by press.
