The Stonewall Riots : coming out in the streets / Gayle E. Pitman ; foreword by Fred Sargeant.
- Pitman, Gayle E.
- Date:
- [2019]
- Books
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"This book is about the Stonewall Riots, a series of spontaneous, often violent demonstrations by members of the gay (LGBTQ+) community in reaction to a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The Riots are attributed as the spark that ignited the LGBTQ+ Movement. The author describes American gay history leading up to the Riots, the Riots themselves, and the aftermath, and includes her interviews of people involved or witnesses, including a woman who was ten at the time. Profusely illustrated, the book includes contemporary photos, newspaper clippings among other period objects. A timely and necessary read, The Stonewall Riots helps readers to understand the history and legacy of the LGBTQ+ movement"-- Provided by publisher.
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- Stonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969Juvenile literature
- Stonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969
- Gay liberation movementUnited StatesHistory20th century
- Gay menUnited StatesHistory20th century
- LesbiansUnited StatesHistory20th century
- Sexual and Gender Minoritieslegislation & jurisprudence
- Political Activism
- United States
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- 9781419737206
- 1419737201