For example, we did the. We have mandatory instruction on the election day riots, the Ocoee Election day riots. In 1920, When I became governor, one of my first acts of office was to pardon the Groveland Four. And the reason why we did that is because they got railroaded through an unjust legal system. And so we've recognized this throughout all of Florida history and American history, and there's not been any ambiguity about it. (32:05–32:11)
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Asserts that he pardoned the Groveland Four as one of his first acts as governor.
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