Movie
The Rape of Recy Taylor
“She spoke up”
7.8/10
2019
1h 31m
en
Documentary
Overview
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.
Director
Nancy Buirski
Writers
Nancy Buirski
Movie Information
Release Date
May 30, 2019
Runtime
1h 31m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
8
Production
Augusta Films
Transform Films
Matador Films
