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1964 Race Riot

BradMandell — 2009-04-12T23:00:48Z

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BradMandell — 2008-10-31T11:58:47Z

ADOPT Fries and Alinsky here

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- In July of 1964, Rochester experienced a spree of race-related violence, primarily in and around the ["Joseph Avenue"] area. The name given to this event is the '''1964 Race Riot'''.	+ In July of ["1964"], ["Rochester"] experienced a spree of race-related violence, primarily in and around the ["Joseph Avenue"] area. The name given to this event is the '''1964 Race Riot'''.
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- A continuing challenge has been to change the community’s thinking and parlance in relation to the events that occurred in July 1964. We have strong objections to the use of the term "race riot," and feel that even the term "riot" is inaccurate. It is clear that the original outburst of violence that kicked off the event in the northeast part of the city was spontaneous, but our interview with Darryl Porter reveals (for the first time on record) that the violence that flared up on the second night, across town in the southwest corner of the city, was a planned event. Based on this new information, made public for the first time in JULY '64, it is our contention that Minister Florence’s characterization of the event as a "rebellion" is the most accurate.	+ "''A continuing challenge has been to change the community’s thinking and parlance in relation to the events that occurred in July 1964. We have strong objections to the use of the term "race riot," and feel that even the term "riot" is inaccurate. It is clear that the original outburst of violence that kicked off the event in the northeast part of the city was spontaneous, but our interview with Darryl Porter reveals (for the first time on record) that the violence that flared up on the second night, across town in the southwest corner of the city, was a planned event. Based on this new information, made public for the first time in JULY '64, it is our contention that Minister Florence’s characterization of the event as a "rebellion" is the most accurate.''"
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	+ + ==Major Figures== + * ["Roy E. Fries"] + * ["Saul Alinsky"]

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alexandergartley — 2008-07-14T18:53:54Z

moved Joseph Avenue wiki link to the first mention of said avenue in the desc.

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- In July of 1964, Rochester experienced a spree of race-related violence, primarily in and around the Joseph Avenue area. The name given to this event is the '''1964 Race Riot'''.	+ In July of 1964, Rochester experienced a spree of race-related violence, primarily in and around the ["Joseph Avenue"] area. The name given to this event is the '''1964 Race Riot'''.
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- The riot began on July 24th, 1964 with the arrest of a 19-year-old black man at a block party on ["Nassau Street"] near ["Joseph Avenue"], part of the former 7th Ward. Amid rumors of police brutality, an angry crowd formed on Joseph Avenue and became violent.	+ The riot began on July 24th, 1964 with the arrest of a 19-year-old black man at a block party on ["Nassau Street"] near Joseph Avenue, part of the former 7th Ward. Amid rumors of police brutality, an angry crowd formed on Joseph Avenue and became violent.

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JaySweet — 2008-07-14T17:47:36Z

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- In July of 1964, Rochester experienced a spree of race-related violence, primarily in and around the Joseph Avenue area. The name given to this even is the '''1964 Race Riot'''.	+ In July of 1964, Rochester experienced a spree of race-related violence, primarily in and around the Joseph Avenue area. The name given to this event is the '''1964 Race Riot'''.

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JaySweet — 2008-07-14T17:47:24Z

how about a sentence or two of introduction before we jump into causes?

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JasonOlshefsky — 2008-02-05T18:24:51Z

Add quote from filmmakers about "race riot" wording.

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	+ + In an interview by PBS with [http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/july64/ JULY '64] filmmakers ["Carvin Eison"] and ["Chris Christopher"], they noted: + + A continuing challenge has been to change the community’s thinking and parlance in relation to the events that occurred in July 1964. We have strong objections to the use of the term "race riot," and feel that even the term "riot" is inaccurate. It is clear that the original outburst of violence that kicked off the event in the northeast part of the city was spontaneous, but our interview with Darryl Porter reveals (for the first time on record) that the violence that flared up on the second night, across town in the southwest corner of the city, was a planned event. Based on this new information, made public for the first time in JULY '64, it is our contention that Minister Florence’s characterization of the event as a "rebellion" is the most accurate. + + [http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/july64/ JULY '64] has been shown on PBS, in film festivals, and at ["Little Theatre"] in February, 2008.

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RachelBlumenthal — 2007-05-04T21:04:15Z

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	+ + Discuss the content of this page on the ["1964 Race Riot/Talk" talk page].

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DaveMahon — 2007-05-04T00:30:15Z

corrected spelling error

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- The riot began on July 24th, 1964 with the arrest of a 19-year-old black black man at a block party on ["Nassau Street"] near ["Joseph Avenue"], part of the former 7th Ward. Amid rumors of police brutality, an angry crowd formed on Joseph Avenue and became violent.	+ The riot began on July 24th, 1964 with the arrest of a 19-year-old black man at a block party on ["Nassau Street"] near ["Joseph Avenue"], part of the former 7th Ward. Amid rumors of police brutality, an angry crowd formed on Joseph Avenue and became violent.

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rottenchester — 2007-04-27T13:14:03Z

Added link to WXXI page on the riots.

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- * [http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/july64/timeline.html PBS: July, '64]	+ * [http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/july64/timeline.html PBS: July '64] + * [http://www.wxxi.org/july64/pages/program.html WXXI Page on July '64]

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eastsidestephen — 2007-04-27T13:09:01Z

Revert to version 3 (previous edit was a baseless (so far) editorial).

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- The riot began on July 24th, 1964 with the arrest of a 19-year-old black black man at a block party on ["Nassau Street"] near ["Joseph Avenue"], part of the former 7th Ward. Amid rumors of an angry crowd of black people on Joseph Avenue, the police (all Caucasian) became violent.	+ The riot began on July 24th, 1964 with the arrest of a 19-year-old black black man at a block party on ["Nassau Street"] near ["Joseph Avenue"], part of the former 7th Ward. Amid rumors of police brutality, an angry crowd formed on Joseph Avenue and became violent.

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JasonOlshefsky — 2007-04-27T11:49:33Z

Let's be clear on what exactly happened. It's not a "race riot" either.

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eastsidestephen — 2007-04-26T14:56:35Z

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- Many underlying causes are cited, including poverty, poor housing conditions, lack of employment, and political racial tensions.	+ Many underlying causes are cited, including poverty, poor housing conditions, lack of employment opportunities, and political racial tensions.

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eastsidestephen — 2007-04-26T14:55:30Z

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- Began on July 24th, 1964 with the arrest of a 19-year-old black black man at a block party on ["Nassau Street"] near ["Joseph Avenue"], part of the former 7th Ward. Amid rumors of police brutality, an angry crowd formed on Joseph Avenue and became violent.	+ The riot began on July 24th, 1964 with the arrest of a 19-year-old black black man at a block party on ["Nassau Street"] near ["Joseph Avenue"], part of the former 7th Ward. Amid rumors of police brutality, an angry crowd formed on Joseph Avenue and became violent.

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eastsidestephen — 2007-04-26T14:54:15Z

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	+ ==Causes== + + Many underlying causes are cited, including poverty, poor housing conditions, lack of employment, and political racial tensions. + + ==The Beginning== + Began on July 24th, 1964 with the arrest of a 19-year-old black black man at a block party on ["Nassau Street"] near ["Joseph Avenue"], part of the former 7th Ward. Amid rumors of police brutality, an angry crowd formed on Joseph Avenue and became violent. + + ==The Riot== + + Activity was centered around the Joseph Avenue area, but it spread into other parts of the city's northern neighborhoods, as well as parts of downtown. The violence continued until the evening of July 26th, leaving 4 dead, and nearly 1000 arrested. 204 stores were looted or damaged. + + ==Lasting Effects== + + The Joseph Ave area (The Crescent) is currently an economically disadvantaged area, with high rates of poverty and crime. + + ==Links== + + * [http://www.democratandchronicle.com/news/extra/raceriots/index.shtml D&C: Race In Rochester - 40 Years After The Riots] + * [http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/july64/timeline.html PBS: July, '64]