The silencing of Ruby McCollum : race, class, and gender in the South
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Caledonia Library Association - Adult Nonfiction
364.15 EVA PB
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xxxii, 173 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-167) and index.
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"The Silencing of Ruby McCollum refutes the carefully constructed public memory of one of the most famous - and underexamined - biracial murders in American history. On August 3, 1952, African American housewife Ruby McCollum drove to the office of Dr. C. LeRoy Adams, beloved white physician in the segregated small town of Live Oak, Florida. With her two young children in tow, McCollum calmly gunned down the doctor during (according to public sentiment) "an argument over a medical bill." Soon, a very different motive emerged, with McCollum alleging horrific mental and physical abuse at Adams's hand.
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In reaction to these allegations and an increasingly intrusive media presence, the town quickly cobbled together what would become the public facade of Adams's murder - a more "acceptable" motive for McCollum's actions." "Employing multiple methodologies to achieve her voice - historical research, feminist theory, African American literary criticism, African American history, and investigative journalism - Tammy Evans analyzes the texts surrounding the affair to suggest that an imposed code of silence demands not only the construction of an official story but also the transformation of a community's citizens into agents who will reproduce and perpetuate this version of events, improbable and unlikely though they may be."--BOOK JACKET.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Evans, T. (2006). The silencing of Ruby McCollum: race, class, and gender in the South . University Press of Florida.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Evans, Tammy, 1959-. 2006. The Silencing of Ruby McCollum: Race, Class, and Gender in the South. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Evans, Tammy, 1959-. The Silencing of Ruby McCollum: Race, Class, and Gender in the South Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2006.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Evans, Tammy. The Silencing of Ruby McCollum: Race, Class, and Gender in the South University Press of Florida, 2006.

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