Florida Frontiers TV – Episode 51 – Journalist Mabel Norris Reese

Streaming Media

Description

Mabel Norris Reese

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

Episode Date

9-16-2022

Episode Summary

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.

Keywords

Florida Frontiers Television; Before His Time: The Untold Story of Harry T. Moore America's First Civil Rights Martyr; Civil Rights Activists; Civil Rights; Mabel Norris Reese; Harry T. Moore; Ben Green; Gilbert King; Bill Gary; Sheriff Willis V. McCall; Ku Klux Klan; Jim McNalis

Series Title

Florida Frontiers Television

Episode Title

Florida Frontiers TV – Episode 51 – Journalist Mabel Norris Reese

Episode Number

51

Duration

26:46

Link to Episode
Link to Series

Share

COinS
 

Accessibility Statement

This item was created or digitized prior to April 24, 2027, or is a reproduction of legacy media created before that date. It is preserved in its original, unmodified state specifically for research, reference, or historical recordkeeping. In accordance with the ADA Title II Final Rule, the University Libraries provides accessible versions of archival materials upon request. To request an accommodation for this item, please submit an accessibility request form.