The Rape of Recy Taylor
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2019-05-30
Runtime: 91 mins
Director: Nancy Buirski
Writer: Nancy Buirski
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: The Rape of Recy Taylor
Production Companies: Augusta Films, Transform Films, Artemis Rising, Matador Films
Production Countries: United States of America
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