The Rape of Recy Taylor

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MOVIE

The Rape of Recy Taylor

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.

Release Date

2019-05-30

Year

2019

Duration

1h 31m

Status

Released

Score

7.80

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Cast

Tommy Bernardi

Tommy Bernardi

Billy Howerton

Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia Erivo

Rosa Parks