2019
7.8 (8 votes)
1h 31m
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Augusta Films
Transform Films
Artemis Rising
Matador Films
Transform Films
Artemis Rising
Matador Films
The Rape of Recy Taylor
She spoke up
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.
Key Crew
Producer: Claire L. Chandler
Director: Nancy Buirski
Writer: Nancy Buirski
Director of Photography: Rex Miller
Top Cast
Videos
The Rape of Recy Taylor - Official Trailer
