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A racist attack on a group of black children caught on camera in 1975. Nearly 45 years later, video of the scene reemerged on the internet, and went viral. We wanted to find out who the children were — and why this moment resonated decades later. https://www.nytimes.com/video/nyregion/100000006654178/rosedale-documentary-where-are-they-now.html
We first saw this clip when @DrinkSolaPop posted it on Twitter. Almost every comment in response was: Where are the kids now? @trbrtc @dodaistewart @SarahMaslinNir @jonah_kessel
& I wondered the same thing, so we got to work. https://twitter.com/DrinkSolaPop/status/1142496382068101121
& I wondered the same thing, so we got to work. https://twitter.com/DrinkSolaPop/status/1142496382068101121
We spoke with three of the black children who were victims of the attack. They shared their powerful story with us.
Renée Lipscomb-McDonald said the experience reminded her of the history of black people in America that she had previously only seen on television or in books.
The viral clip was part of a 1976 @BillMoyers documentary called Rosedale: The Way It Is. We spoke to Moyers who reflected on the way disturbing scenes like these can change attitudes about race.
One of the people I reached while calling Rosedale residents was William Mitaritonna, a teacher at @OfficialHHHCSD. He grew up in Rosedale & has been showing the film for 15 years to teach his students about the history of race in the U.S. We spoke with two of his students.
Despite the more than 90 phone calls we made, we were never able to find any of the white children who said they were there that day or participated in the attack or protest.
Read more about Renée, Samantha and Mark in @SarahMaslinNir amazing story. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/21/nyregion/racist-video-rosedale-queens.html
This video was challenging to make, with scenes that were painful to view, but we hope you’ll find it a vital examination of our history. Thank you to Renée, Samantha and Mark for sharing their stories. https://www.nytimes.com/video/nyregion/100000006654178/rosedale-documentary-where-are-they-now.html
And thank you to the amazing team on this piece. Produced by me and @trbrtc @SarahMaslinNir, cinematography by @jonah_kessel, editing by @JeffWBernier, incredible research and reporting from @susancb, support, editing & encouragement from @solanapyne, @ndgauss & @dodaistewart 
And thank you to @therealDahliak @zaynman @francescab
for the help and support. And for @DrinkSolaPop for bringing this important story to our attention. https://www.nytimes.com/video/nyregion/100000006654178/rosedale-documentary-where-are-they-now.html
for the help and support. And for @DrinkSolaPop for bringing this important story to our attention. https://www.nytimes.com/video/nyregion/100000006654178/rosedale-documentary-where-are-they-now.html
