• S4 Ep6: How the Assault of Recy Taylor Shaped Civil Rights Tactics

  • Apr 8 2024
  • Length: 47 mins
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S4 Ep6: How the Assault of Recy Taylor Shaped Civil Rights Tactics

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  • In September 1944, a 24-year-old married woman named Recy Taylor was walking home with friends from church when a carload of seven men stopped her. Forced into the car, Recy, a Black woman, was repeatedly raped by six white men at gunpoint, then tossed roadside with a warning: Tell anyone about this, and you're dead. Recy ignored the threats and her tale soon galvanized activists throughout Alabama -- including a woman whose name would eventually become synonymous with the Civil Rights movement.

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