It was 50 years ago this week that Rochester was rocked by three-days of rioting that erupted in two predominantly African American neighborhoods.
A number of factors contributed to the violence, including a lack of job opportunities for African Americans, overcrowding and allegations of police brutality.
All this week, WXXI News has been airing a special series - “ Lessons from July ’64" - not only to look back, but to also look forward at the issues still impacting that same community.
In part five of the series, WXXI's Alex Crichton looks at how the media covered the events in 1964, and how it's covering the minority community now:
Media and the July '64 Rochester Riots
