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![1964 Rochester Riot Photographs](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/YQR001.jpeg?itok=O2USW-4e)
This collection of images documents Rochester’s 1964 race riots, offering a vivid and revealing glimpse into Rochester’s, and the nation’s, past.
![Albion Winegar Tourgee Collection](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/WNYLRC019.png?itok=rwqe9QEj)
Albion W. Tourgee (1838 - 1905) was a Civil War veteran, politician, and lawyer. He played a pivotal role in the Plessy v. Ferguson case and was a pioneering civil rights activist. This collection includes his correspondence, as well as legal documents, articles, and photographs.