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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 *

Table of Contents

Introduction: Striking the Hammer while the Iron Is Hot
1. Black Rochester at Midcentury: Agricultural Migration, Population, and Politics
2. Uniting for Survival: Police Brutality, Organizational Conflict, and Unity in the Black Freedom Struggle
3. A Quiet Rage Explodes: The Uprising—July 24 to July 26, 1964
4. Build the Army: Scrambling for Black Rochester after the Uprising
5. Confrontation with Kodak: Corporate Responsibility Meets Black Power
6. FIGHTing for the Soul of Black Capitalism: Struggles for Black Economic Development in Postrebellion Rochester
Conclusion: Paths to Freedom in Rochester

Strike the Hammer

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    A Hardback by Laura Warren Hill

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      Publisher Cornell University Press
      Published 15 April 2021
      ISBN-13 9781501754258
      978-1501754258
      ISBN-10 1501754254
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      Social discrimination and social justice

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review

      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 *

      Table of Contents

      Introduction: Striking the Hammer while the Iron Is Hot
      1. Black Rochester at Midcentury: Agricultural Migration, Population, and Politics
      2. Uniting for Survival: Police Brutality, Organizational Conflict, and Unity in the Black Freedom Struggle
      3. A Quiet Rage Explodes: The Uprising—July 24 to July 26, 1964
      4. Build the Army: Scrambling for Black Rochester after the Uprising
      5. Confrontation with Kodak: Corporate Responsibility Meets Black Power
      6. FIGHTing for the Soul of Black Capitalism: Struggles for Black Economic Development in Postrebellion Rochester
      Conclusion: Paths to Freedom in Rochester

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