July ‘64 (full film) (by Carvin Eison & Chris Christopher)
Tells the story of the attitudes, policies and condition of Rochester (aka “Smugtown”) that were the spark that led to the explosive rebellion of July 1964
2004
Source: PBS via Rochester Community Media (RCTV) Vimeo site
About July ‘64 the film (by Carvin Eison & Chris Christopher)
July ‘64 was released nationally on PBS as an Independent Lens feature film
February 14, 2006
Source: PBS Independent Lens
Gap Mangione: ‘A lot of logs on the fire’ that led to 1964 riots (by Jeff Spevak, interviewer)
Jazz artist and Rochesterian Gap Mangione remembers the Pythodd Room jazz club on Clarissa St. and reflects on July 1964 uprising in the 7th Ward (Joseph Ave.). Article and Radio interview (5:47).
August 19, 2022
Source: WXXI
1964 riots revisited: 3 days that shook Rochester (by James Goodman)
People reflect on the July 1964 rebellion, including short video of Roberta Abbott Buckle (daughter of surveyor who was killed in the helicopter crash on Clarissa St. on July 25, 1964). Article and video (2:30).
July 20, 2014
Source: Democrat & Chronicle
Rolling Up of Sleeves: The Resonance of the 1964 Rochester Riot (by David Kurlander)
In the wake of national protests in response to police violence in 2020, including the Rochester Police Department’s cover-up of the murder of Daniel Prude, this article gives glimpses into specific stories rarely heard from July 1964.
September 10, 2020
Source: Cafe.com
From Ferguson to Rochester: We realized the power the college students have (by BLACK (Building Leadership and Community Knowledge))
Includes Adrian Elim talking about BLACK and why the group meets on Clarissa Street.
July-August 2015 (Vol. 77, No. 6)
Source: UR Rochester Review
