House votes apology to Groveland Four family members, Dozier survivors

The House voted unanimously Tuesday to apologize to survivors of four African-American men who were brutalized in 1949 following a false accusation of rape. The House also approved an apology to the survivors of abuse at the Dozier and Okeechobee schools for boys, and approved plans for memorials to children who died on the Dozier campus in Jackson County. “The state of Florida was wrong, and we are sorry,” said Rep. Bobby DuBose said during a news conference in advance…