McCollum, Ruby, approximately 1915-
Variant namesDefendant.
In 1952, Ruby McCollum, a black woman shot and killed her white lover, prominent Live Oak, Florida, physician C. Leroy Adams. Her subsequent conviction and death sentence (1954) were later overturned by the Florida Supreme Court, but she was declared mentally incompetent and incarcerated for many years in a mental hospital. Zora Neal Hurston covered the trial for the Pittsburgh Courier and collaborated with William Bradford Huie whose book, Ruby McCollum: Woman in the Suwannee Jail.
(New York, 1956) is the principal account of the case.
From the description of Documents relating to the trial of Ruby McCollum for the murder of Dr. LeRoy Adams, Live Oak, Florida, 1954. (University of Florida). WorldCat record id: 50750945
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | McCollum, Ruby,. Documents relating to the trial of Ruby McCollum for the murder of Dr. LeRoy Adams, Live Oak, Florida, 1954. | University of Florida | |
| creatorOf | Huie, William Bradford, 1910-1986. Papers, [ca. 1920]-1989. | Ohio State University Libraries |
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| Relation | Name | |
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| associatedWith | Adams, C. Leroy. | person |
| associatedWith | Huie, William Bradford, 1910-1986. | person |
| associatedWith | Hurston, Zora Neale. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Florida | |||
| Suwannee--12121 |
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| Criminal courts |
| Criminal justice, Administration of |
| Criminal procedure |
| Discrimination in criminal justice administration |
| Judicial process |
| Minorities |
| Trials (Murder) |
| Race discrimination |
| Social justice |
| Women murderers |
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Person
Birth 1909-05-31
Death 1992-05-23
