The Rape of Recy Taylor

The Rape of Recy Taylor

"She spoke up"

7.8/101h 31m2019
The Rape of Recy Taylor

Overview

Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old black mother and sharecropper, was gang raped by six white boys in 1944 Alabama. Common in Jim Crow South, few women spoke up in fear for their lives. Not Recy Taylor, who bravely identified her rapists. The NAACP sent its chief rape investigator Rosa Parks, who rallied support and triggered an unprecedented outcry for justice. The film exposes a legacy of physical abuse of black women and reveals Rosa Parks’ intimate role in Recy Taylor’s story.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Augusta Films
Transform Films
Artemis Rising
Matador Films

Additional Information

Original Title:The Rape of Recy Taylor
Original Language:English
Status:Released

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