- This event has passed.
Soil Collection Ceremony in Lake County
November 22, 2021 @ 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
An Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) Representative from Montgomery, AL, will attend the Soil Collection Ceremony in Lake County. The purpose is in Remembrance of The Groveland Four and Samuel Shepherd, who is listed on the EJI monument as one of those killed around the 1950s. Also listed are Harry and Harriette Moore, Mims, FL, Emmett Till, Money, MS and others.
9:30AM The hearing for the dismissal of all charges against the Groveland Four will be held on Monday November 22nd at the Tavares Courthouse. The address is 550 W. Main Street, Tavares, Florida.
1:30PM The “Gathering of the Soil” ceremony will be held in Umatilla, Florida, the location pending.