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Jacob OglesJanuary 14, 2019

When all four of Florida’s statewide officials granted full pardons to the Groveland Four on Friday, many heralded a righting of injustice. But for the family of Norma Padgett Upshaw, the news felt like a decades-old crime had been condoned. Charlene Padgett, Upshaw’s daughter-in-law, told Florida Politics on Saturday “that case was decided before we […]

Scott PowersJanuary 11, 2019

The Groveland Four were pardoned Friday by the Florida Executive Clemency Board. The unanimous action of the board, the Florida Cabinet, came Friday nearly 70 years after one of the most infamous cases of Jim Crow-era racial injustice began, and just three days after Gov. Ron DeSantis replaced Gov. Rick Scott, who had ignored calls for […]

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Tag: Norma Padgett Upshaw

Family of Norma Padgett stands by her accusation against Groveland Four

Groveland Four are pardoned