Rochester Rebellion: Frederick Douglass City 1964 The shocking true story of the 1964 Rochester Rebellion that shattered Northern myths about racial progress. Rochester, New York—the city where abolitionist Frederick Douglass lived and was buried—erupted in three days of rebellion starting July 24, 1964. Despite its progressive 19th-century legacy with the Underground Railroad and leaders like Douglass and Susan B. Anthony, Rochester's Black population faced brutal discrimination in the 1960s. T

In Bamber Bridge, 1943 a racial confrontation between U.S. Military Police and Black soldiers ended in bloodshed. But it also revealed something powerful: British citizens refused to support segregation. Only three pubs followed U.S. orders to exclude Black troops. The rest posted signs that read "Black Troops Only" a quiet but bold act of rebellion and unity. | History Untold

Two Weeks After Civil Rights Act: Harlem Burned July 2, 1964: President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act—the most sweeping racial justice legislation since Reconstruction—with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. behind him. It outlawed discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, and nationality. Two weeks later, Harlem exploded. July 16, 1964: Off-duty NYPD Lieutenant Thomas Gilligan (6ft, 200lbs, 16-year war veteran) shot and killed 15-year-old James Powell (120lbs). Gilligan claimed P