Franklin D. Florence

Heritage Civil Rights Park

Franklin D. Florence

Heritage Civil Rights Park

The City of Rochester named a civil rights heritage site at Baden Park, in honor of Minister Franklin D. Florence. A leader in the community for decades. The well known president of the civil rights group fight following the 1964 Rochester uprising. Florence addressed employment discrimination at Kodak. Minister Florence encouraged people in the community to keep telling their stories and keep fighting in a non-violent way.

The Naming Ceremony

The idea of a local Civil Rights Heritage Site was inspired by a visit to the Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama during our Race Convoy in April, 2017.  Our own Civil Rights Heritage Site, commemorating the lives of local civil rights activists, will allow the Black community to find its own voice, in the telling of its own story.

The Naming Ceremony

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The Black Community Focus Fund is a 501c3 public charitable organization created to provide direct support in housing, education, and economic opportunity to black families in the Rochester community impacted by racism’s history and current manifestations.

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The Black Community Focus Fund is a 501c3 public charitable organization created to provide direct support in housing, education, and economic opportunity to black families in the Rochester community impacted by racism’s history and current manifestations.

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The Black Community Focus Fund is a 501c3 public charitable organization created to provide direct support in housing, education, and economic opportunity to black families in the Rochester community impacted by racism’s history and current manifestations.

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