Strike the Hammer

The Black Freedom Struggle in Rochester, New York, 1940–1970

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

AvLaura 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 Police, the fight for justice, in an upstate town rooted in black power movements, was reborn. That resurgence owed much to years of organizing and resistance in the community.Laura Warren Hill examines Rochester's long Civil Rights history and, drawing extensively on oral accounts of the northern, urban community, offers rich and detailed stories of the area's protest tradition. Augmenting oral testimonies with records from the NAACP, SCLC, and the local FIGHT, Strike the Hammer paints a compelling picture of the foundations for the movement. Now, especially, this story of struggle for justice and resistance to inequality resonates. Hill leads us to consider the social, political, and economic environment more than fifty years ago and how that founding generation of activists left its mark on present-day Rochester.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-04-15
Mått152 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor204
FörlagCornell University Press
ISBN9781501756047

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Introduction: Striking the Hammer while the Iron Is Hot1. Black Rochester at Midcentury: Agricultural Migration, Population, and Politics2. Uniting for Survival: Police Brutality, Organizational Conflict, and Unity in the Black Freedom Struggle3. A Quiet Rage Explodes: The Uprising—July 24 to July 26, 19644. Build the Army: Scrambling for Black Rochester after the Uprising5. Confrontation with Kodak: Corporate Responsibility Meets Black Power6. FIGHTing for the Soul of Black Capitalism: Struggles for Black Economic Development in Postrebellion RochesterConclusion: Paths to Freedom in Rochester

Overall, Strike the Hammer is well-researched and presented. The addition of oral history interviews with community leaders helps explain the local issues facing Rocherster's Black community and is a valuable addition to the historical record.(New York History) In Strike the Hammer, a history of the Black Freedom Struggle in New York, Laura Warren Hill builds a compelling case for expanding the study of Black Power beyond the large urban areas. Methodologically, Hill's work as an oral historian is prodigious. The oral histories she conducted and drew from painted a picture of coalitions and neighborhoods that embraced diverse political stances. Analytically, Strike the Hammer illuminates how smaller urban areas with smaller Black communities bred their own Black Power movements.(Journal of African American History)