Mabel Norris Reese. Courageous journalist Mabel Norris Reese covered the infamous Groveland Rape Trial and Ku Klux Klan activities in Lake County in the mid-20th century.
Ben Green, Author of Before His Time and the Untold Story of Harry T. Moore
Bill Gary, Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Cultural Complex
Jim McNalis, Sculptor and Artist
Statue, Mable Norris Reese
Mable Norris Reese, journalist
Sheriff Willis McCall, Groveland Boys
Burning Cross, Ku Klux Klan
News Article, Mabel Norris Reese
Jim McNalis, Artist
Ben Brotemarkle, Executive Director for the Florida Historical Society
Gilbert King, Author of Devil in the Grove and Ruthless Sun
Cindy Erickson, Granddaughter of Mabel Norris Reese
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