State of Florida vs. Ruby McCollum, Defendant

by C. Arthur Ellis Jr.

In 1952, Ruby McCollum, a wealthy married African-American, murdered her white paramour, a physician and recently elected state senator. The subsequent trial sent shock waves through the Segregationist South, revealing a complex web of sex, lies, illicit gain, and illegal drugs and liquor. An all-white male jury, many of whom were the doctor's patients, sat on the edge of their seats during the trial, in fear of what Ruby would have to say in her...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1505316618
• ISBN13: 9781505316612
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 11.0"