Alabama Legislature apologizes to 91-year-old black woman for handling of 1944 rape

[Kadie]

Alabama Legislature apologizes to 91-year-old black woman for handling of 1944 rape
By Bob Johnson, The Associated Press | The Canadian Press – 46 minutes ago


MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Legislature has officially apologized to an elderly black woman who was raped nearly seven decades ago by a gang of white men as she walked home from church.

The Senate gave final approval Thursday on a voice vote to a resolution that expresses "deepest sympathy and deepest regrets" to Recy Taylor, now 91 and living in Florida. She told The Associated Press last year that she believes the men who attacked her in 1944 are dead but that she still wanted an apology from the state of Alabama.

The House approved the resolution last month. It now goes to Gov. Robert Bentley, who said Thursday he's not personally familiar with details of the case, but sees no reason why he wouldn't sign it.

The resolution by Democratic state Rep. Dexter Grimsley says the failure to prosecute the men was "morally abhorrent and repugnant." He has said police bungled the investigation and harassed Taylor, and local leaders recently acknowledged that her attackers escaped prosecution in part because of racism.

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[Warpy]

1. Wow. Class. From Alabama.

Thud.

Still, the south has made much more progress than a lot of cities in the north have when it comes to healing old wounds, and there were a lot of them to heal down there.

I'm glad she finally got an apology. I hope it helps her continue to heal.