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The Rape of Recy Taylor
2019
Directed by
Nancy Buirski
91 min
SHE SPOKE UP
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.
Ratings
3.5
Details
Release Date
2019-05-30
Runtime
91 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
Augusta Films
Transform Films
Artemis Rising
Matador Films
Countries
United States of America
Genres
Documentary