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Douglass's Rochester
Frederick Douglass lived in Rochester for a quarter of a century, and is buried here. The city likes to claim him as its own, but how has Rochester preserved Douglass’s memory and upheld his legacy of fighting for equality?
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Douglass's Rochester
Frederick Douglass lived in Rochester for a quarter of a century, and is buried here. The city likes to claim him as its own, but how has Rochester preserved Douglass’s memory and upheld his legacy of fighting for equality?
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Focus intensifies on RCSD's special education
The Rochester school district got some good news last week in the form of rising graduation rates. But concerns over the district's special education program continues.
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Seligman says goodbye – for the moment – to the UR
In an often emotional speech on Thursday, University of Rochester President Joel Seligman gave a farewell address to a packed auditorium at the Memorial Art Gallery.
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Another school shooting, another shrug from politicians
Here we are again, seeing the pictures of terrified children being led, single-file, to safety, hands on the shoulders of the child in front of them.
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Push for stronger police oversight continues
The activist group Enough is Enough is calling for the creation of a Police Accountability Board that would have the legal power to investigate, judge, and discipline Rochester police officers, particularly in cases involving excessive use of force.
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- Urban Journal
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What will we accomplish in our Year of Douglass?
If, after this year of celebration, we relegate Frederick Douglass to the history books again, we'll be doing a great injustice.
