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The film tells the story of Recy Taylor, a black woman who was gang raped by six white men in 1944 Alabama and fought for justice with the help of Rosa Parks. It explores the legacy of sexual violence against black women and the role of Rosa Parks in the civil rights movement.
Dec 15, 2017 · The Rape of Recy Taylor: Directed by Nancy Buirski. With Cynthia Erivo, Recy Taylor, Robert Corbitt, Alma Daniels. Mrs. Recy Taylor was gang raped by six white boys in 1944 Alabama. Unbroken, she spoke up and fought for justice with help from Rosa Parks and legions of women.
- (666)
- Documentary, History
- Nancy Buirski
- 2017-12-15
A 2017 documentary by Nancy Buirski, The Rape of Recy Taylor, premiered at the Venice Biennale and the New York Film Festival, and was screened across the U.S. in 2018.
Feb 6, 2018 · This film exposes the legacy of physical abuse inflicted upon black women and reveals Rosa Parks’ intimate role in Recy Taylor’s story. An attempted rape against Parks was but one inspiration...
- 2 min
- 46.6K
- 1091 Pictures
Dec 1, 2018 · Nancy Buirksi's documentary The Rape of Recy Taylor centers on a brutal sexual assault in Abbeville, Alabama, in 1944. The twenty-four-year-old African American wife and mother Recy Taylor, coming home from a sanctified church service with a friend and her son, was forced into a car at gunpoint and gang raped by six young white men.
- Judith E. Smith
- 2018
Dec 29, 2017 · Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old African-American sharecropper, was walking home from church in Abbeville, Ala., on the night of Sept. 3, 1944, when she was abducted and raped by six white men....
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In 1944, a 24-year-old Afro-American woman from Alabama was raped by six white men. Her case was defended by Rosa Parks, a legendary human rights activist. Using old film footage about racial incidents, the director speaks out on the issue of the sexual exploitation of black women.
