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Independent Lens July '64 (1999– ) Online

Independent Lens July '64 (1999– ) Online
Original Title :
July u002764
Genre :
TV Episode / Documentary
Year :
1999–
Directror :
Carvin Eison
Cast :
Roscoe Lee Browne,Walter Cooper,Warren Doremus
Writer :
Chris Christopher
Type :
TV Episode
Rating :
8.3/10
Independent Lens July '64 (1999– ) Online

In the 1950s and 1960s, Rochester, New York became known as a successful city with a thriving business community and few problems. On the other hand, large numbers of poor black southerners had been moving to the city in the recent years. Those black citizens were largely denied the good jobs at local factories. These underprivileged citizens also felt themselves the victims of excessive police scrutiny, as well as police brutality. On a summer night in July 1964, there were altercations between the police and African-American Rochesterians. Those events escalated into riots. Over several nights, Rochester stores were looted and the streets were scenes of chaos and violence. Governor Nelson Rockefeller called out the National Guard to help the police keep order.
Episode credited cast:
Roscoe Lee Browne Roscoe Lee Browne - Narrator (voice)
Walter Cooper Walter Cooper - Himself - On-camera Interview
Warren Doremus Warren Doremus - Himself - On-camera Interview
Robert Duffy Robert Duffy - Himself - On-camera Interview
Franklin Florence Franklin Florence - Himself - On-camera Interview
David F. Gantt David F. Gantt - Himself - On-camera Interview
William Gerling William Gerling - Himself - On-camera Interview
Jack Germond Jack Germond - Himself - On-camera Interview
Porter Homer Porter Homer - Himself - On-camera Interview
Terrence Howard Terrence Howard - Himself - Host / Narrator
William A. Johnson Jr. William A. Johnson Jr. - Himself - On-camera Interview
Frank Lamb Frank Lamb - Himself - On-camera Interview
Chuck Mangione Chuck Mangione - Himself - On-camera Interview
Gap Mangione Gap Mangione - Himself - On-camera Interview
Robert McNulty Robert McNulty - Himself - On-camera Interview