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What was stonewall? /

"In the early-morning hours of June 28, 1969, police arrived at the Stonewall Inn's doors and yelled, "Police! We're taking the place!" But the people in this New York City neighborhood bar, members of the LGBTQ community, were tired of being harassed. They rebelled in the s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Medina, Nico, 1982
Published: Penguin Workshop,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: [2019]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: What was ...?
Subjects:
Stonewall Riots New York, New York : 1969
1969
Gay liberation movement > United States > History
Sexual minorities > United States > History
Stonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969
Gay liberation movement
Sexual minorities
Gay liberation movement > History
Sexual minorities > History
Gay men > History > 20th century
Lesbians > History > 20th century
New York State > New York
United States
Greenwich Village New York, N.Y. > History > 20th century
Instructional and educational works
History
Summary: "In the early-morning hours of June 28, 1969, police arrived at the Stonewall Inn's doors and yelled, "Police! We're taking the place!" But the people in this New York City neighborhood bar, members of the LGBTQ community, were tired of being harassed. They rebelled in the streets, turning one moment into a civil rights movement and launching the fight for equality among LGBTQ people in the United States." -- Amazon.com.
Carrier Form: 107 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-107).
ISBN: 9781524786007
1524786004
9781524786021
1524786020
Index Number: HQ76
CLC: D771.288
D771.29
Call Number: D771.29/M491
Contents: What was Stonewall? -- The Village -- Before -- Welcome to the Stonewall Inn -- "Police! We're taking the place!" -- Uprising -- Organizing -- Crisis -- Out and proud -- The struggle continues -- Timelines.

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