Recy Taylor passed away peacefully this morning.
All of us associated with The Rape of Recy Taylor are honored to have told her story.
We extend our condolences to her family.
...“Back in 1944, Taylor's decision to speak up and go to court after her rape was courageous, but dangerous.”
...“The absence of black women from the spotlight of #MeToo has historical roots that predate Taylor’s rape.”
...A new film looks at the 1944 gang rape of Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old black mother and sharecropper. ...
Published by The Leonard Lopate Show ...
Published by Documentary of the Week The film “The Rape of Recy Taylor” documents the case of a black woman who was gang-raped in Alabama in 1944 and defied the Jim Crow south by speaking out, with the support of Rosa Parks and others. Filmmaker Nancy Buirski reconstructs the events with testimonies from Taylor and her siblings, along with historian Danielle McGuire who wrote a book on the case, “At The Dark End of the Street."— Thom Powers and Raphaela Neihausen ...
The Rape of Recy Taylor, just opened in NYC, is the AWFJ - Alliance of Women Film Journalists's Movie of the Week. Here's why: http://ow.ly/COFy30hgzgK #MOTW
...Sexual violence against women of color in the 40s went largely unpunished and a new film aims to shed light on one of the most courageous figures from the era
...Planting a flag firmly at the intersection of patriarchy, sexism and white supremacy, “The Rape of Recy Taylor” is a documentary of multiple layers and marvelous gumption.
..."Taylor’s outspokenness then was a courageous anomaly...