University of Florida Homepage

Nov. 17, Film Premiere: “You Belong to Me”

nov 2014 you belong to meRuby McCollum, age 42, shoots State Senator-elect, Dr. Clifford LeRoy Adams, firing her .32-caliber revolver four times into his body, before going home and warming a bottle of milk for her baby daughter. What began as a bizarre murder case quickly turned into a bright light on the rotting underbelly of the Old South.

A new documentary has been made focusing on the McCollum case and the larger impacts on the community of Live Oak and the South in general, titled You Belong to Me. On Monday, Nov. 17 at 6 p.m. the Bob Graham Center will cohost a screening of You Belong to Me in Pugh Hall, followed by a panel discussion afterwards. The event and parking are free and open to the public. The panel discussion will feature Churchill Roberts, College of Journalism and Communications, as moderator.

Other panelists will include:

  • Hilary Saltzman, Producer of You Belong to Me
  • Ken Nunn, Levin College of Law
  • Paul Ortiz, Director, Samuel Proctor Oral History Program

For more information, contact the Bob Graham Center for Public Service. The event is sponsored by the Bob Graham Center, the College of Journalism and Communications, the Center for the Study of Race Relations, and the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program. Photo from the “You Belong to Me” official website.