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Activists and Allies

Activists and Allies commemorates the activists of YWCA's Clarissa Street Branch for Colored Women and their historic stand against racism along with YWCA's leaders over the years who continued to push for racial and social justice in the Greater Rochester Area. This project was a collaboration between Our Voices Project and YWCA Rochester & Monroe County.

PRODUCER
Jackie McGriff

DIRECTOR
Mary McConnell

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DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND EDITOR
Deborah Alvarez

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INTERVIEWEES
Ms. Rochelle McDaniels

Mother Evelena Lee

Jean Carroll
Dr. Myra P. Henry

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NARRATION by
Dr. Myra P. Henry

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SOUND DESIGNER
Deb Alvarez

Archival images courtesy of:
Albert Stone Collection, Rochester Museum and Science Center
Monroe County photo collection

YWCA Rochester & Monroe County Archives
Patrick H. McNeill, Rochester Institute of Technology
United States Library of Congress

RESEARCHERS
Cheryl Sampson
Mary McConnell

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SONGS
“Internal Clock”
Written and Performed by: Stephen Keech

 

"Heart Wide Open"
Written by Sander Kalmeijer
Performed by Sounds Like Sander
Music Licensing Courtesy of Soundstripe

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SPECIAL THANKS to
Holly Beaston

Christine Ridarsky

This film was made possibly by the Rochester Area Community Foundation

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