@nyunfilter: This is a documented historical account of racial covenants and redlining in Rochester, New York. In the 1930s, the federal government graded neighborhoods across the city. Areas where Black residents lived were outlined in red. That meant no federal mortgages, no bank loans, and no investment for decades. Real estate deeds across Monroe County also included racial covenants. Legal clauses that prohibited Black people, Italian people, Polish people, and Jewish people from buying homes in certain neighborhoods. Kodak placed them on employee neighborhoods. The Catholic Diocese placed them on land. In 1957, Alice Holloway Young tried to buy a house. The bank and realtor sent her back and forth. A neighbor threatened to stone the agent who showed her a home. The KKK left a note in her mailbox. In July 1964, the city exploded. Three nights of uprising. The National Guard was called in. The Fair Housing Act made these covenants illegal in 1968. But the map was already drawn. Rochester remains one of the most segregated school districts in the nation. This is public record. Documented history. Real events. 📍 Rochester, New York / Monroe County #RochesterNY #MonroeCounty #HiddenHistory #RacialCovenants #NewYorkHistory
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1RosieAdore :
Learned about red lining some house still have them to this day
2026-09-27 00:43:32
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qweeniqueen1 :
Me watchin this in Rochester this all I see😅🤷🏽♀️😭
2026-09-27 09:38:31
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Soph’s Tattoos :
st. paul blvd into st. paul st is a very obvious red line…..
2026-09-27 02:30:09
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Saiyan Szy :
Closely tied to Kodak founder George Eastman.
2026-09-27 00:29:10
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Kiki White :
I’m from there and my mouth just dropped
2026-09-27 01:38:46
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jinxmagnet :
You can literally feel the switch when driving by. Shame on our previous leaders. Rochester as a whole however is too big to be a sundown town. That is when you have to leave a city before sunset/twilight as a black person otherwise you will end up dead. They exist but mostly in the south, and even then there are few. Maybe at one point we had on in one of the suburban areas but not now.
2026-09-27 03:08:18
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Hu$H🤫 :
Rochester history is terrible 😞 this exactly why I follow so I can learn about the history of our city
2026-09-26 22:10:09
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Patrick.W :
"don't lend here" 🤔 I wonder if that still applies today like, when they see the zip code you enter.
2026-09-27 10:04:15
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user2436581962741 :
They did this all over the country in every city buffalo is very segregated
2026-09-27 21:47:36
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RealTalkGuide :
A map. A deed. A rule. That’s how was Rochester segregated. The signs are gone. The system isn’t. 😁
2026-09-27 04:23:44
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Sugabutt💙 :
I’m from Rochester & I’m biracial so this hits different per usual. 😩
2026-09-27 00:06:36
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ShortCake🍰🎼✝️ :
Sundown TownsDefinition: These were entire municipalities, towns, or neighborhoods that were intentionally all-White. Non-white people (most often Black Americans) were forbidden from living there or even being present after sunset.
2026-09-27 11:54:06
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leonardkriger :
I rented an apartment in a building on Troup St. during the late 80's. This is a Heart-Breaking revelation since I was actually 'Proud' to've called Rochester home for the time I DID live there 😲 I NEVER Knew that the >klan< was active in Rochester.💥NY💥 Nor that mr. EASTMAN was a Racist 🤬 I'm also ashamed to admit to be a (Non-practicing) 'Baptized' Roman Catholic 🤯💔
2026-10-04 11:59:45
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kham 🇯🇲 :
My first time learning about redlining in school I went home and cried. Its all so deep and systematic.
2026-09-27 02:39:18
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Ily :
I always knew 104 was a red line between the city and burbs. Both sides look completely different
2026-09-29 02:19:33
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Ms. Scrumptious :
To know I own a home on this block & back in the day I wouldn't of been able to buy here is craziness 👀
2026-09-27 00:18:22
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Zack Footer :
well now noone can afford a house
2026-09-27 15:27:18
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Maggie McKay :
Unfortunately this was common practice all across America
2026-09-27 07:22:05
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Katelynn94 :
I'm from Rochester NY and I didn't know this ..that's okay makes me hate it even more so now knowing this
2026-09-28 01:39:26
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clintonrice861 :
My abstract has the restrictive language that says that no 'negros' were allowed to live in the house I live in now.
2026-09-28 08:47:53
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Robin🇩🇪🇷🇺🇬🇧🇮🇹🇭🇷🇺🇸 :
no Italians huh
2026-09-27 00:55:44
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Anthony :
Wow. I’m from here. I never knew this
2026-09-27 10:46:52
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security_1776 :
Not General Hospital
2026-09-27 02:48:29
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Brwnskn :
I once owned a house that had a covenant no blacks on Magee Ave. I was shocked when I was given that.
2026-09-27 13:34:12
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uncle.black♈🇺🇸 :
everything makes sense
2026-09-26 23:43:39
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