July 64 (2006)

A historic threeday race riot erupted in two African American neighborhoods in the northern midsized city of Rochester New York On the night of July 24 1964 frustration and resentment brought on by institutional racism overcrowding lack of job opportunity and police dog attacks exploded in racial violence that brought Rochester to its knees Combines historic archival footage news reports and interviews with witnesses and participants to dig deeply into the causes and effects of the historic disturbance