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
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND EDITOR
Deborah Alvarez
INTERVIEWEES
Ms. Rochelle McDaniels
Mother Evelena Lee
Jean Carroll
Dr. Myra P. Henry
NARRATION by
Dr. Myra P. Henry
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
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
SPECIAL THANKS to
Holly Beaston
Christine Ridarsky
This film was made possibly by the Rochester Area Community Foundation