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.