Strike the hammer : the Black freedom struggle in Rochester, New York, 1940-1970 /

Strike the hammer : the Black freedom struggle in Rochester, New York, 1940-1970 / Laura Warren Hill.

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On July 24, 1964, chaos erupted in Rochester, New York. 'Strike the Hammer' examines the unrest - rebellion by the city's Black community, rampant police brutality - that would radically change the trajectory of the Civil Rights movement. After overcoming a violent response by State P...

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Online Access: Full Text (via University Press Scholarship Online)
Main Author: Hill, Laura Warren (Author)
Other title:Cornell scholarship online.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2021.
Subjects:
African Americans > Civil rights > New York (State) > Rochester > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > New York (State) > Rochester > History > 20th century.
Black power > Economic aspects > New York (State) > Rochester.
Black power > New York (State) > Rochester > History > 20th century.
Rochester (N.Y.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Rochester (N.Y.) > Race relations > Economic aspects.

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Call Number: F129.R79 N44 2021
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