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The Rape of Recy Taylor
“She spoke up”
7.7 / 10• 2019• 1h 31m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Tommy Bernardi
Billy Howerton
Lead
Cynthia Erivo
Rosa Parks
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nancy Buirski's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Rape of Recy Taylor is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
