Rochester's Roots

Rochester's Roots: The Underground Railroad

02/28/2019 10:08 PM

EXCLUSIVE: Diversity in local law enforcement

Lack of diversity in local law enforcement

Rochester's Roots: Meet the architect who designed the Strathallan Hotel

Rochester's Roots: Hester Jeffrey

Rochester's Roots: Efforts to fight hair discrimination

Rochester's Roots: Constance Mitchell

Local civil rights icon Constance Mitchell dedicated her life to the pursuit of racial justice.

Rochester's Roots: Retired NFL star Roland Williams

Roland Williams was on top of the football world...

Rochester's Roots: Jackeline Vazquez blazing the trail for firefighters

When she took the oath in 2014, Jackeline Vazquez became the first black woman to join the Rochester Fire Department.

Rochester's Roots: NFL wide receiver T.J. Jackson

Trenton James "T.J." Jackson was one of the nation's top sprinters in the early 1960s.

Rochester's Roots: Andrew Langston, founder of WDKX-FM

News10NBC celebrates Black History Month by honoring people and places that have paved the way for many in the Rochester area.

Rochester's Roots: Anna Murray Douglass

The daughter of enslaved parents, Anna Murray Douglass was born free in the 1800s in Maryland.

Black History Month celebrated at Memorial Art Gallery

Black History Month was celebrated artistically across the Rochester area on Sunday, including at the Memorial Art Gallery...

Rochester's Roots: The first black female reporter on TV

Wyoma Best was the very first black woman reporter on TV in Rochester.

Rochester's Roots: The untold history of Anna Murray Douglass

You may not know her name or her story, but she's one of the most important people in abolitionist history, especially here in Rochester. Anna Murray Douglass was the first wife of famed abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass.

Rochester's Roots: Life-sized statues pay homage to Frederick Douglass

Freedom from slavery, women’s rights, and desegregation of schools -- all life-changing work Frederick Douglass fought for in Rochester.

Rochester's Roots: Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass' anti-slavery teachings were an integral part of the abolition movement.

Rochester's Roots: Honoring Garth Fagan

Garth Fagan attended the SUNY College at Brockport in 1970 to teach minority students the art of dance.

Rochester's Roots: Activists relaunching Frederick Douglass' anti-slavery paper

News10NBC takes a look at the effort underway to relaunch the North Star into a modern media company.

Rochester's Roots: The longest-running black business in the city

Laying a loved one to rest is no easy task.

Anthony Jordan is a part of Rochester's Roots

Rochester's Roots: 'The doctor who would come'

Anthony Jordan wasn't the first African-American doctor in Rochester, but he was a strong second...

Rochester's Roots: Beating racism and ableism

Throughout Black History Month, News10NBC is focusing on the role of African Americans have played in Rochester's roots.

Rochester's Roots: Honoring the FIGHT organization

FIGHT stands for Freedom, Independence, God, Honor, Today.

Rochester's Roots: The oldest African-American church in Monroe County

Memorial AME Zion Church in Corn Hill is the oldest African-American church in Monroe County.

Rochester's Roots: What happened to the Rochester NAACP?

Throughout National Black History Month, News10NBC is focusing on the part that African Americans have played in Rochester's roots...

Rochester's Roots: D&L Groceries

D&L Tropical Groceries is a black-owned grocery store in Rochester's 19th Ward.