AL HJR224

Commemorates Mrs. Recy Corbitt Taylor, born December 31, 1919, a sharecropper's daughter from Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama, whose story catalyzed the Civil Rights Movement.

Recognizes that on September 3, 1944, Mrs. Taylor was kidnapped and gang-raped by six white men; despite one perpetrator's confession naming the others, two grand juries declined to indict and no charges were brought.

Acknowledges Mrs. Taylor's refusal to remain silent sparked early Civil Rights activism and that the Alabama Legislature previously apologized in 2011 for the state's failure to prosecute her attackers.

Notes Mrs. Taylor passed away December 28, 2017, just days before her 98th birthday and three weeks after release of the documentary "The Rape of Recy Taylor."

Honors and commends Mrs. Recy Corbitt Taylor for her courage and dignity, expressing admiration and appreciation of her life's achievement and service to her family.