1. Silenced the Story of Ruby McCollum - Ocala Style Magazine
Jan 28, 2015 · Loretta McCollum, the alleged illegitimate child of Dr. Adams and Ruby, lives in New Jersey and also declined to speak with them. In fact, no ...
Three local producers set out on a nearly impossible quest to discover the truth behind an old tale of murder, race and sex in Jim Crow Florida. It was pure passion that drove them as they told Ruby's story in their documentary film, You Belong To Me.
2. Ruby McCullom - Dunn History
They had a daughter together, Loretta whose picture I remember seeing in Jet Magazine. She was the first inner-racial person I had ever seen. She looked exactly ...
The Ruby McCollum story is one of Florida’s most compelling stories. It has all of the elements needed for a blockbuster tale; sex, race and murder. Ruby Myrtle McCollum was born on May 31, 1909 in Zuber, Florida a small farming town just north of Ocala. Her parents scrapped together a living to support the large family into which she was born. Around 1931 she met and married Sam McCollum and the couple moved to Live Oak to make a start selling numbers or “Bolita” as the gaming was called.
3. Little Known Black History Fact: Ruby McCollum Shooting
Jan 6, 2020 · Mrs. McCollum alleged that Dr. Adams had made her his sex slave for several years and forced her to have his daughter, Loretta. She was also ...
In 1952, the community of Live Oak, Fla. was rocked by the killing of a white doctor and elected official at the hands of a married Black woman. The mysterious case of Ruby McCollum and the …
4. The Ruby McCollum Case Begins - African American Registry
Ruby McCollum murdered Dr. C. Leroy Adams. This shooting was noted in African America as the OJ Simpson Murder trial 43 years later.
*On this date 1952, a Black woman murdered a White man in Florida. Ruby McCollum murdered Dr. C. Leroy Adams. This shooting was as noted in African America as the O.J. Simpson Murder trial 43 years later.
5. McCollumOrAdams - Newspapers.com™
Jul 9, 2018 · Ruby and Sam had had three full - blooded Negro chil dren, and Sam died the day after the murder. The child, Loretta, had been born ten months ' ...
Clipping found in New Pittsburgh Courier published in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 12/4/1954. McCollumOrAdams
6. McCollum's daughters share their memories of their father
Feb 6, 2020 · The daughters of Alan McCollum remembered their late father as a special man whose love for them was undeniable.
The daughters of Alan McCollum remembered their late father as a special man whose love for them was undeniable.
7. The Strange Case of Ruby McCollum | Chicago Defender
Mar 23, 2016 · Ruby McCollum, who was born August 31, 1909 and died May 23, 1992, was a wealthy married African-American woman living in Florida, known for ...
The Strange Case of Ruby McCollum Dr. Clifford Leroy Adams’ murder was a seminal moment. “Ruby put whites … Continued
8. Ruby McCollum - Facebook
Ruby McCollum, born Ruby Jackson (August 31, 1909 – May 23, 1992), was a ... daughter, Loretta, was his. Her husband Sam died the next day of a heart ...
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9. Documentary reopens old wounds from Jim Crow-era killing - CBS News
Jan 1, 2015 · McCollum was found guilty and sentenced to death at her first trial but later avoided execution by winning an insanity plea. She was eventually ...
Wealthy black woman's slaying of white doctor in small north Florida town in 1952 stirred racial tensions
10. Ruby McCollum (1909-1992) • - Blackpast
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Born Ruby Jackson on August 31, 1909, Jackson was a wealthy married African American woman in Live Oak, Florida, who was arrested and convicted for killing a prominent white doctor in 1952, who at the time was also a Florida State Senator-Elect. Born to Gertrude … Read MoreRuby McCollum (1909-1992)
11. The Trial of Ruby McCollum the Consequences of Trauma
... daughters Sonja, 7, and Loretta, 1. The speculation in the community was that Loretta (her biracial child) was the child of Doc Adams. Ruby McCollum was ...
In this chapter, I use trial transcripts, books, documentaries, and newspaper articles to examine the case of Ruby McCollum (a wealthy African American woman who spent two years in..