Episode 29 - The Rape of Recy Taylor

In today’s episode we are covering the third of our four cases involving crimes against African Americans. It is the rape of Recy Taylor in 1944. Here a woman was attacked by a group of 7 white men while walking home at night from church.  There were witnesses and confessions but she would never receive justice. The crime, however, would birth a movement. Her willingness to pursue justice in the face of threats and a Jim Crowe south, could be directly linked to the modern civil rights era that followed.  This is the case that Rosa Parks campaigned on almost 10 years before she refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus. This is a case that shows just how much one person can take and still get up and do more.  You can listen wherever you get your podcasts or by visiting our website at www.grievousbodilyharmpodcast.com Email us at [email protected] Please like, subscribe and share.