As an emissary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, she had traveled to rural Alabama to meet with Recy Taylor, a young woman who had been sexually assaulted by six white men.
Como emisaria de la NAACP, la "Asociación nacional para el progreso de la gente de color", viajó a la zona rural de Alabama para reunirse con Recy Taylor, una joven que había sido violada por seis hombres blancos.