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1. www.nytimes.com › notable-deaths › recy-taylorNotable Deaths 2017: Recy Taylor - The New York Times

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   Jun 6, 2018 · JUNE 6, 2018. Mrs. Taylor in a 1944 photograph. ... Recy Taylor Died on December 28, 2017 at age 97. ... Read Obituary; Watch Video; Review: ‘The Rape of Recy Taylor’ Takes a Deep Dive Into ...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Recy_TaylorRecy Taylor - Wikipedia

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   Recy Taylor (née Corbitt; December 31, 1919 – December 28, 2017) [2]: 297 was an African-American woman from Abbeville in Henry County, Alabama. She was born and raised in a sharecropping family in the Jim Crow era Southern United States. In the 1940s, Taylor's refusal to remain silent about her rape by white men led to organizing in the ...

4. www.blackpast.org › african-american-history › taylor-rRecy Taylor (1919-2017) - Blackpast

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   Jul 26, 2018 · Recy Taylor (1919-2017) Recy Taylor, an African-American woman who grew up as a sharecropper in Abbeville, Alabama, was raped on September 3, 1944, by six white men. Her refusal to remain silent after her rape brought attention to the sexual abuse of African-American women in the Jim Crow South. Born on December 31, 1919, to Benny and Alma ...

5. www.irishtimes.com › opinion › sharecropper-whoSharecropper who fought for justice after 1944 rape in Alabama

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   Jan 6, 2018 · Sat Jan 06 2018 - 01:43. Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old African-American sharecropper, was walking home from church in Abbeville, Alabama, on the night of September 3rd, 1944, when she was abducted ...

6. www.biography.com › activists › recy-taylorRecy Taylor - Movie, Daughter & Story - Biography

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   Jan 8, 2018 · Last Updated: September 15, 2020. Original Published Date: January 8, 2018. Recy Taylor was an African American woman who was gang-raped by a group of young, white men in Alabama in 1944. Despite ...

7. www.wfdd.org › story › how-recy-taylor-spoke-outHow Recy Taylor Spoke Out Against Her Rape, Decades Before #MeToo

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   Then she said the name Recy Taylor, who died in December. ... 2018. by Wynne Davis. News; Remembrances; obituary; National; Share . ... Taylor died on Dec. 28, 2017, at 97 in Abbeville, three days ...

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   Is Recy Taylor still alive?

   • Recy Taylor (1919–2017) She was born on December 31, 1919 in Abbeville, Alabama, USA, and died on December 28, 2017 in Abbeville.

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   When was Recy Taylor born?

   • Recy Taylor was born on December 31, 1919 in Abbeville, Alabama, USA as Recy Corbitt.

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   How did Recy Taylor pass away?

   • Recy Taylor passed away in December 2017, at the age of 97. In 1944, she was kidnapped at gunpoint and raped by six white men while walking home from a church in Abbeville, Alabama. Although the men were arrested, they were never prosecuted. ‘The attack, like many involving black victims during the Jim Crow era in the South, never went to trial.’

   Who Is Recy Taylor & What Do the Red SOTU Pins ... - Heavy.com

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   How many children did Recy Taylor have?

   • She served as a surrogate mother for many of her younger siblings after her mother died when Taylor was 17. With husband Willie Guy Taylor, Taylor had one child: Joyce Lee. Joyce died in 1967 in a car accident. The documentary The Rape of Recy Taylor revealed that the attack left Taylor unable to have any more children.

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   Who is Recy Corbitt?

   • The Congressional Black Caucus led Democratic Caucus members in wearing red "Recy" pins while attending the 2018 State of the Union, where Taylor's granddaughter, Mary Joyce Owens, was a guest. Recy Corbitt was born on December 31, 1919, in rural Alabama, where her family were farmworkers doing sharecropping.

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   How did Rosa Parks bring justice for Mrs Recy Taylor?

   • Rosa Parks, in her instrumental work to bring justice for Taylor, spearheaded the creation of the "Committee for Equal Justice for Mrs. Recy Taylor" (CEJRT). It quickly gathered national support, with local chapters springing up across the United States.

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9. www.womenshistory.org › biographies › recy-taylorBiography: Recy Taylor - National Women's History Museum

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   Recy Taylor was born as Recy Corbitt on December 31, 1919. She grew up in Abbeville, Alabama to a sharecropping family. When she was 17 years old, her mother died and she was left to take care of her six younger siblings. As a young woman, she married Willie Guy Taylor and in 1941, the couple welcomed their daughter Joyce Lee.