The Rape of Recy Taylor

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.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
91 mins
Status
Finished
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Details

Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
91 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
May 30, 2019
Season
2019
Average Score
77%
Mean Score
77%
Ratings
9
Popularity
9
Favorites
0
Reviews
0
Producers
Augusta Films, Transform Films, Artemis Rising, Matador Films
Genres
Documentary
Country
United States

Tags

rape50%southern usa50%alabama50%racism50%woman director50%sexual assault50%1940s50%jim crow laws50%

Description

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.

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Japanese

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Staff

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