Social justice.
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Documents Relating to the Trial of Ruby McCollum for the Murder of Dr. LeRoy Adams, Live Oak, Florida
Collection
Identifier: MS Group 118
Abstract
Documents relating to the trial of Ruby McCollum for the murder of Dr. LeRoy Adams, Live Oak, Florida, 1954. Official records copied from the State of Florida Archives and notes and correspondence of Zora Neale Hurston, among others. Also included are copies of Ruby McCollum related documents copied from the William Bradford Huie Papers (Ohio State University Archives).
Dates:
1953 - 2003; 1953 - 1959
Lois Hensel Collection on the Gainesville Eight
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0354
Abstract
The "Gainesville Eight," a group of anti-Vietnam War protesters associated with Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), planned a demonstration during the 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami, Florida. They were arrested and charged on accusations of plotting a violent protest, but were later acquitted due to lack of evidence and signs of government interference. This collection houses newspaper clippings covering the trail, juror notes, VVAW papers, some correspondence, and...
Dates:
1973-2015, undated; Majority of material found within 1973-1978