Ruby McCollum (August 31, 1909 – May 23, 1992), born Ruby Jackson, was a wealthy married Black woman in Live Oak, Florida, who was charged in 1952 for first-degree murder for killing Dr. C. Leroy Adams, a White doctor and state senator–elect.
Ruby McCollum (August 31, 1909 – May 23, 1992), born Ruby Jackson, was a wealthy married Black woman in Live Oak, Florida, who was charged in 1952 for first-degree murder for killing Dr. C. Leroy Adams, a White doctor and state senator–elect.
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