July '64 (14 Feb. 2006)

In the 1950s and 1960s, Rochester, New York became known as a successful city with a thriving business community and few problems. On the other hand, large numbers of poor black southerners... See full summary »

Director:

Carvin Eison

Writer:

Chris Christopher

Stars:

Roscoe Lee Browne, Walter Cooper, Warren Doremus

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Roscoe Lee Browne	...	Narrator
Walter Cooper	...	On-camera interview
Warren Doremus	...	On-camera interview
Robert Duffy	...	On-camera interview
Franklin Florence	...	On-camera interview
David F. Gantt	...	On-camera interview
William Gerling	...	Background interview
Jack Germond	...	On-camera interview
Porter Homer	...	On-camera interview
Terrence Howard	...	Himself - Host / Narrator
William A. Johnson Jr.	...	On-camera interview
Frank Lamb	...	On-camera interview
Chuck Mangione	...	On-camera interview
Gap Mangione	...	On-camera interview
Robert McNulty	...	On-camera interview

Storyline

In the 1950s and 1960s, Rochester, New York became known as a successful city with a thriving business community and few problems. On the other hand, large numbers of poor black southerners had been moving to the city in the recent years. Those black citizens were largely denied the good jobs at local factories. These underprivileged citizens also felt themselves the victims of excessive police scrutiny, as well as police brutality. On a summer night in July 1964, there were altercations between the police and African-American Rochesterians. Those events escalated into riots. Over several nights, Rochester stores were looted and the streets were scenes of chaos and violence. Governor Nelson Rockefeller called out the National Guard to help the police keep order.

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Plot Keywords:

riot | national guard | police brutality | summer | rochester new york | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Release Date:

14 February 2006 (USA)

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