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August 31st: Ruby McCollum Born (1909)

Some cases alter the course of history. On August 31st 1909 a woman was born who would find herself at the center of a case shaped by race, class, and something called paramour rights. One that, when finally talked about, would change the way some people viewed the power dynamic between Black women and white men.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_McCollum, https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/mccollum-ruby-1909-1992/, https://chicagodefender.com/the-strange-case-of-ruby-mccollum/, https://dunnhistory.com/the-ruby-mccollum-story-1949/, https://murderpedia.org/female.M/m/mccollum-ruby.htm, https://blackthen.com/heartbreaking-story-of-ruby-mccollum-woman-kills-doctor-because-he-wouldnt-leave-her-alone/, https://www.ocalastyle.com/silenced-the-story-of-ruby-mccollum/

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