Description:
Lectures, teaching materials, correspondence, and publicity documents related
to the trial of Ruby McCollum, a Black woman who was charged with murdering a
white man in 1950s Florida, and author, Zora Neale Hurston, who covered the
case for the Pittsburgh Courier newspaper. Also includes material related to
the documentary about the trial, "You Belong To Me: Sex, Race and Murder in
the South." Credit: Center for Womanist Leadership, Union Presbyterian
Seminary, Richmond, Virginia.
Creator:
Cannon, Katie G., Thompson-Miller, Ruth, 1957- (author), Saltzman, Hilary. (author)
Subject names:
Cannon, Katie G., Archives., Hurston, Zora Neale., McCollum, Ruby, 1909-1992., Kim, Nami.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., Womanist theology., Discrimination in justice administration., African American women authors.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:175779