Alabama mayor apologizes to rape victim.

The mayor of Abbeville, Alabama apologizes to Recy Taylor, who was raped by a gang of white men in 1944, for the racism that let her attackers escape prosecution.

To: 
Rape victim
From: 
Mayor
Year of Apology: 
2011
Footnote: 
“Abbeville mayor apologizes for 1944 rape of black woman by white men.” Associated Press. March 21, 2011.