Harry T. Moore
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The three young men, one 16 years of age and a minor, were found guilty by an [[all-white jury]]. The judge sentenced 16-year-old [[Groveland Four|Charles Greenlee]] to [[life in prison]]; [[Sam Shepherd (Groveland Four)|Sam Shepherd]] and [[Walter Irvin]] were sentenced to death. |
The three young men, one 16 years of age and a minor, were found guilty by an [[all-white jury]]. The judge sentenced 16-year-old [[Groveland Four|Charles Greenlee]] to [[life in prison]]; [[Sam Shepherd (Groveland Four)|Sam Shepherd]] and [[Walter Irvin]] were sentenced to death. |
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[[Executive Director]] of the Florida NAACP, Harry T. Moore, organized a [[political campaign|campaign]] against what he saw as the wrongful convictions of the three men. With NAACP support, appeals were pursued. In April 1951, a legal team headed by [[Thurgood Marshall]] won the appeal of Shepherd and Irvin's convictions before the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]. A new trial was scheduled. |
[[Executive Director]] of the Florida NAACP, Harry T. Moore, organized a [[political campaign|campaign]] against what he saw as the wrongful convictions of the three men. With NAACP support, appeals were pursued. In April 1951, a legal team headed by [[Thurgood Marshall]] won the appeal of Shepherd and Irvin's convictions before the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]. A new trial was scheduled. |
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County Sheriff McCall was responsible for transporting Shepherd and Irvin to the new trial venue in November 1951. He claimed that the two men, both handcuffed, attacked him in an escape attempt. He shot them both, and Shepherd died at the scene. Irvin survived his [[wounds]]; he later claimed to NAACP and FBI officials that the sheriff shot both him and Shepherd in cold blood. Moore called for an [[indictment]] against Sheriff McCall and called on Florida Governor [[Fuller Warren]] to suspend McCall from office.{{Cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1999/05/19/book-revives-debate-about-fatal-christmas-1951-bombing/|title=Book Revives Debate About Fatal Christmas 1951 Bombing|work=tribunedigital-orlandosentinel|access-date=2018-02-02|language=en|archive-date=2018-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012053919/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1999-05-19/news/9905180799_1_harry-moore-mccall-lake-county|url-status=live}} |
County Sheriff McCall was responsible for transporting Shepherd and Irvin to the new trial venue in November 1951. He claimed that the two men, both handcuffed, attacked him in an escape attempt. He shot them both, and Shepherd died at the scene. Irvin survived his [[wounds]]; he later claimed to NAACP and FBI officials that the sheriff shot both him and Shepherd in cold blood. Moore called for an [[indictment]] against Sheriff McCall and called on Florida Governor [[Fuller Warren]] to suspend McCall from office.{{Cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1999/05/19/book-revives-debate-about-fatal-christmas-1951-bombing/|title=Book Revives Debate About Fatal Christmas 1951 Bombing|work=tribunedigital-orlandosentinel|access-date=2018-02-02|language=en|archive-date=2018-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012053919/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1999-05-19/news/9905180799_1_harry-moore-mccall-lake-county|url-status=live}} |
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