40 years ago yesterday, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay hotspot in New York's Greenwich Village. But if the po-po thought "the gays" were going to silently endure the violence and abuse that ensued, they soon found out otherwise. Because as the police attempted to bully, threaten, and beat their way through the crowd, the club's patrons began to fight back. Their resistance sparked three days of rioting and ignited a battle for GLBT rights that grew into the movement we know today. If you want to know more about this highly under-reported and unacknowledged time in Civil Rights history, I encourage you to see the documentary Remembering Stonewall and read the book Stonewall: The Riot that Sparked the Revolution by David Carter. I intend too as well.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Remembering Stonewall
40 years ago yesterday, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay hotspot in New York's Greenwich Village. But if the po-po thought "the gays" were going to silently endure the violence and abuse that ensued, they soon found out otherwise. Because as the police attempted to bully, threaten, and beat their way through the crowd, the club's patrons began to fight back. Their resistance sparked three days of rioting and ignited a battle for GLBT rights that grew into the movement we know today. If you want to know more about this highly under-reported and unacknowledged time in Civil Rights history, I encourage you to see the documentary Remembering Stonewall and read the book Stonewall: The Riot that Sparked the Revolution by David Carter. I intend too as well.
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