Domestic Violence Awareness Month - A Historical Journey of Black Women and Violence - The Rape of Recy Taylor

Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old black mother and sharecropper, was gang raped by six white boys in 1944 Alabama. Common in Jim Crow South, few women spoke up in fear for their lives. Not Recy Taylor, who bravely identified her rapists. The NAACP sent its chief rape investigator Rosa Parks, who rallied support and triggered an unprecedented outcry for justice.

Our film exposes a legacy of physical abuse of black women and reveals Rosa Parks’ intimate role in Recy Taylor’s story. An attempted rape against Parks was but one inspiration for her ongoing work to find justice for countless women like Taylor.

From sexual aggression on ‘40s southern streets to today’s college campuses and unsafe work environments, it is control of women’s bodies that powered the movement in Recy Taylor’s day and fuels our outrage today.

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Date and Time

Monday Oct 7, 2019
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM MDT

Screening 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Location

Salt Lake County Government Center

2001 South State Street

CGC Council Chambers

Salt Lake City, UT 84190

Fees/Admission

Free Event:
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DONATIONS accepted on The Sojourner Group webpage at: https://thesojournergroup.org/

Website

https://thesojournergroup.org/

Contact Information

Carol Matthews-Shifflett
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