sep 7, 1944 - Recy Taylor
Description:
In Abbeville, Alabama, Taylor was taken from the vehicle with friends by gun point and raped multiple times by multiple men, then found by her husband on a back road bruised and beaten and in a daze. The investigation was botched by Sheriff George Gamble, who took a statement but did not arrest anyone following the rape.Added to timeline:
Date:
sep 7, 1944
Now
~ 80 years ago