Clarissa Uprooted: Youth and Elders Uncover the Story of Black Rochester
Aug 21, 2020 | IMDB 0
26 min Watch NowDocumentary
Clarissa Uprooted depicts the Third Ward as a microcosm of Rochester’s—and many northern US cities’—history. From neighborhood camaraderie, international jazz music, and thriving black-owned businesses, to redlining, urban renewal, and other racist policies. The film features some of the elders who lived this history and the youth who are living with the consequences today.
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