Strike the Hammer : : The Black Freedom Struggle in Rochester, New York, 1940–1970 / / Laura Warren Hill.
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 Police, the fight...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2021 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (204 p.) :; 12 b&w halftones, 1 map |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction Striking the Hammer while the Iron Is Hot
- Chapter 1 Black Rochester at Midcentury Agricultural Migration, Population, and Politics
- Chapter 2 Uniting for Survival Police Brutality, Organizational Conflict, and Unity in the Black Freedom Struggle
- Chapter 3 A Quiet Rage Explodes The Uprising—July 24 to July 26, 1964
- Chapter 4 Build the Army Scrambling for Black Rochester after the Uprising
- Chapter 5 Confrontation with Kodak Corporate Responsibility Meets Black Power
- Chapter 6 FIGHTing for the Soul of Black Capitalism Struggles for Black Economic Development in Postrebellion Rochester
- Conclusion Paths to Freedom in Rochester
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index