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Nov 25, 2022 · Jim Crow silencing of Live Oak Florida’s Ruby McCollum. Ruby McCollum (August 31, 1909 – May 23, 1992), was a wealthy married Black American woman in Live Oak, Florida, known for being ...
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Despite these promising signs of dealing with the legacy of racism in Live Oak’s past, a great deal of racial tension lies just beneath the surface of the town’s pleasant veneer.
Aug 15, 2017 · TAMPA, FL — After a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, sparked racial violence over the weekend, including a counter-protester's death, the Southern Poverty Law Center is...
Jun 2, 2013 · The intriguing story of Ruby McCollum is told in an award-winning documentary called “The Other Side of Silence” by Dr. Claudia Johnson. As she completed the film, Dr. Johnson was sent death threats by those who wished to keep the racism of Live Oak, Florida a secret.
Feb 1, 2021 · The Southern Poverty Law Center recently released its 2020 Hatewatch list, showing there are 68 hate groups active in Florida. Hover over your county to see what groups are in your area. Data ...
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Feb 6, 2019 · On August 3, 1952, Ruby McCollum walked into Dr. C. LeRoy Adams’s medical practice in Live Oak, Florida and shot and killed the doctor. Prosecutors at Ruby’s trial contended that she killed him over a disputed medical bill and because she was his spurned ex-lover.
Willie James Howard (July 13, 1928 – January 2, 1944) was a 15-year-old African-American living in Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida. He was drowned for having given Christmas cards to all his co-workers at the Van Priest Dime Store, including Cynthia Goff, a white girl, followed by a letter to her on New Year's Day.
