Alabama House Gets Closer To Apologizing For Mishandling 1944 Rape

It took a half-century, but Alabama has finally apologized is finally taking steps towards apologizing to Recy Taylor. She was gang-raped by a group of white men whom two all-white, all-male juries refused to indict. Read an interview with her here. Correction: The apology was passed by the House, but has to clear the Senate and the governor’s office.