which I didn't realize until several years back. She went through and persisted in very tough situations, even with sheriffs after her yet prevailed, as noted in the Guardian article below. Rosa Parks and her husband paid a large price for their role in for the fight, but thank heaven for their determined effort and life work.
I look forward to seeing the new documentary of Recy Taylor's story which was released in US theaters Dec. 15. 17. The director is Nancy Buirski, best known for the excellent movie, 'The Loving Story' (2011) shown on HBO.
The Loving Story, movie
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1759682/
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The Guardian Review
The titular crime in The Rape of Recy Taylor and the miscarriage of justice that follows occurred in 1944 and the spring of 1945. But amid a wave of sexual assault claims that is sweeping powerful men off their perches, the modern analogues are hard to miss. Specifically, the question of where this moment leaves women with no power, no leverage, no fame.
Director Nancy Buirski’s timing was an accident, but one she is grateful for.
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“This is such an important time in this country’s path to recognize Recy Taylor,” said Buirski, best known for directing The Loving Story, about Mildred and Richard Loving, the couple who toppled laws against interracial marriage. “With women being singled out on Time magazine’s cover, as part of the #MeToo campaign, I really want to draw attention to the black women who spoke up when their lives were seriously in danger.”
On the night of 3 September 1944, in Abbeville, Alabama, six white men kidnapped Taylor at gunpoint as she walked home from church, blindfolded her and raped her. After Taylor reported her assault to Abbeville law enforcement, her and her extended family’s homes came under a series of attacks. Meanwhile, the Abbeville legal system worked instead to protect her assailants. The town’s sheriff asked Taylor to keep silent about the crime while a grand jury refused to hand down indictments...
Read more, https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/dec/14/the-of-recy-taylor-behind-one-of-the-years-most-vital-documentaries
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