Strike the HammerOn July 24, 1964, chaos erupted in Rochester, New York. Strike the Hammer examines the unrestrebellion by the city's Black community, rampant police brutalitythat would radically change the trajectory of the Civil Rights movement. After overcoming a violent response by State Police, the fight for justice, in an upstate town rooted in black power movements, was reborn. That resurgence owed much to years of organizing and resistance in the community.