tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post3042650436252082328..comments2024-03-24T12:54:09.148-05:00Comments on Kevin's Corner: HISTORY’S RICH WITH MYSTERIES: "RUBY McCOLLUM - Justice in Black and White" by Earl StaggsKevin R. Tipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-2410016326106270812016-07-31T11:28:05.006-05:002016-07-31T11:28:05.006-05:00Hey, don't get ME started on that, either!Hey, don't get ME started on that, either!Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-74178712865917428342016-07-31T10:30:03.583-05:002016-07-31T10:30:03.583-05:00You are absolutely so right, Kaye. Much, much to a...<br />You are absolutely so right, Kaye. Much, much to answer for. You don't want to get me started on what we did to Native Americans.<br />Earl Staggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349667172813175960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-77724608654683520762016-07-30T19:40:07.031-05:002016-07-30T19:40:07.031-05:00Absolutely heart-breaking. Poor women, and so many...Absolutely heart-breaking. Poor women, and so many others like her who didn't get to the point of killing the rapists. My race has much to answer for.Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-71230616659737842942016-07-28T06:10:44.538-05:002016-07-28T06:10:44.538-05:00Glad you liked it, Cindy. I saw no mention of that...<br />Glad you liked it, Cindy. I saw no mention of that child after Ruby was arrested, and I assumed she had the child. Now I'm curious. If I learn something different, I'll let you know.Earl Staggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349667172813175960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-73071347992239242672016-07-28T06:07:17.923-05:002016-07-28T06:07:17.923-05:00Jan, my wife and I watch a lot of true crime docum...<br />Jan, my wife and I watch a lot of true crime documentary shows on TV, and one of them told about Ruby's case. I was fascinated and had to know more. You're right about the research. It's easy to get lost in it. I was surprised to learn I enjoy digging into the past.Earl Staggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349667172813175960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-22066898714681945692016-07-28T05:14:33.470-05:002016-07-28T05:14:33.470-05:00Great piece, Earl. A heartbreaking look into our p...Great piece, Earl. A heartbreaking look into our past. I wonder if Ruby have that last baby?Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032610928605938596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-39662690107008592332016-07-28T05:14:27.384-05:002016-07-28T05:14:27.384-05:00Great piece, Earl. A heartbreaking look into our p...Great piece, Earl. A heartbreaking look into our past. I wonder if Ruby have that last baby?Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032610928605938596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-88553001732002439722016-07-27T22:17:17.916-05:002016-07-27T22:17:17.916-05:00Amazing and sad story, Earl. I'm curious to kn...Amazing and sad story, Earl. I'm curious to know how you found it. Your stories have been fascinating, and I bet you often get lost in the research.Jan Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027877440748580764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-87918924883093928122016-07-27T22:09:18.041-05:002016-07-27T22:09:18.041-05:00Ruby's story shocked me, Marja. It's nice...<br />Ruby's story shocked me, Marja. It's nice when we can think of the good "old days" but some of those days were not good at all. If we're smart, we learn from them.Earl Staggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349667172813175960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-18242184330068115322016-07-27T22:03:59.740-05:002016-07-27T22:03:59.740-05:00You are so right, Larry. Ruby's story certain...<br />You are so right, Larry. Ruby's story certainly proved that things are not always what they seem and people are not always how they appear to be.Earl Staggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349667172813175960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-18652299308101026142016-07-27T19:35:35.290-05:002016-07-27T19:35:35.290-05:00I don't know what to say. I'm shocked when...I don't know what to say. I'm shocked when I hear stories about how things were handled in the "old days". My heart breaks for Ruby, along with all of the other women (regardless of ethnicity) who were subjected to atrocities in those days.Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-24782863360011452002016-07-27T16:59:33.101-05:002016-07-27T16:59:33.101-05:00It is truly sickening how much human depravity hid...It is truly sickening how much human depravity hides under the mask of 'genteel society.' Thanks for this well-written piece, Earl.Larry Chavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367388845148262862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-1669282334094386292016-07-27T11:56:19.879-05:002016-07-27T11:56:19.879-05:00I'd never heard of Ruby until recently, Susan....<br />I'd never heard of Ruby until recently, Susan. The term "Paramour Rights" was actually coined by someone after Ruby's plight came to light. Before that, it was nameless but understood and accepted by everyone in the "old" south. Hard to believe it was still going on in the 1940's.Earl Staggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349667172813175960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-74512318947720369682016-07-27T11:52:10.545-05:002016-07-27T11:52:10.545-05:00Susan, I'd never heard of it before either. Ru...<br />Susan, I'd never heard of it before either. Ruby found herself caught between her husband<br />and Dr. Adams in a drastic situation which required desperate measures.Earl Staggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349667172813175960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-56681400408386089922016-07-27T11:46:26.935-05:002016-07-27T11:46:26.935-05:00
Thanks, John. I was surprised -- and shocked -- ...<br />Thanks, John. I was surprised -- and shocked -- to learn about this myself. It is both sickening and sad that it happened.Earl Staggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349667172813175960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-82452663329035543912016-07-27T08:18:26.119-05:002016-07-27T08:18:26.119-05:00I'd never heard of Ruby McCollum before this, ...I'd never heard of Ruby McCollum before this, nor of Paramour Rights. I think of how much she suffered to be driven to that act, and then how horribly she was treated by our justice system. Thanks for finding and sharing this, Earl.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-43258673954843267262016-07-27T08:03:11.784-05:002016-07-27T08:03:11.784-05:00I had never heard of Paramour Rights before. Thank...I had never heard of Paramour Rights before. Thanks for showing some light into this dark corner of history. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849561.post-56960755857913795062016-07-27T07:20:07.912-05:002016-07-27T07:20:07.912-05:00Given conditions in the South at the time, it'...Given conditions in the South at the time, it's easy for us now to accept Ruby's story as true. The very idea of 'paramour rights' is sickening. Another well-told story from history, Earl.jrlindermuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204855909246670628noreply@blogger.com