It's curious, to say the least, that Taylor's name is not mentioned in history books. While most analyses of circumstances that inspired the civil rights movement focus on black men -- being lynched or railroaded into jail, or facing down segregationists -- the stories of countless black women like Recy Taylor, who were raped by white men during the same era, have gone understated, if not overlooked entirely.

Nearly 70 years later, having such a brutal attack swept under the rug is still a source of pain for a surviving victim. Read more HERE

UPDATE: As a follow up to this article, members of Recy Taylor's family, extended family, people that didn't even know they where family, close friends and others, who know about this unfortunate event have reached to media and black bloggers such as Field Negro and subsequently this blogger, to give additional understanding of this unfortunate story and the bravery of Recy Taylor and the black community in the small town of Abbeville. Stay tuned to this blog for further developments on the possibility of bringing the rapists who may be living... to justice... 

Cross posted on African American Pundit