| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : Striking the Hammer while the Iron Is Hot -- Black Rochester at Midcentury : Agricultural Migration, Population, and Politics -- Uniting for Survival : Police Brutality, Organizational Conflict, and Unity in the Black Freedom Struggle -- A Quiet Rage Explodes : The Uprising, July 24 to July 26, -- Build the Army : Scrambling for Black Rochester after the Uprising -- Confrontation with Kodak : Corporate Responsibility Meets Black Power -- FIGHTing for the Soul of Black Capitalism : Struggles for Black Economic Development in Post-Rebellion Rochester -- Conclusion : Paths to Freedom in Rochester. |
| Summary |
"This book explores the rise of the Black Freedom Struggle in Rochester, NY across the mid-twentieth century. It examines Black migration, politics, rebellions, organizing, and capitalism"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Civil rights -- New York (State) -- Rochester -- History -- 20th century.
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African Americans -- Civil rights. |
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New York (State) -- Rochester. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Civil rights movements -- New York (State) -- Rochester -- History -- 20th century.
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Civil rights movements. |
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Black power -- Economic aspects -- New York (State) -- Rochester.
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New York (State) |
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Black power -- New York (State) -- Rochester -- History -- 20th century.
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Rochester (N.Y.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
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Rochester (N.Y.) -- Race relations -- Economic aspects.
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Black power. |
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HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA) |
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Race relations. |
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Race relations -- Economic aspects. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hill, Laura Warren. Strike the hammer Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021. 9781501754258 (DLC) 2020030994 |
| ISBN |
1501754424 electronic publication |
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9781501754418 electronic book |
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1501754416 electronic book |
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9781501754425 (electronic book) |
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9781501754258 hardcover |
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9781501756047 paperback |
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