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The Stonewall riots (also known as the Stonewall uprising, Stonewall rebellion, Stonewall revolution, [3] or simply Stonewall) were a series of spontaneous riots and demonstrations against 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 New York City.
The Stonewall Inn (also known as Stonewall) is a gay bar and recreational tavern at 53 Christopher Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.It was the site of the 1969 Stonewall riots, which led to the gay liberation movement and the modern fight for LGBT rights in the United States.
The designated area includes the Stonewall Inn, the 0.19-acre (8,300 sq ft; 770 m 2) Christopher Park, and nearby streets including Christopher Street, the site of the Stonewall riots of June 28, 1969, widely regarded as the start of the modern LGBT rights movement in the United States.
It was half of the Stonewall Inn, the gay dive bar where a 1969 police raid became a landmark moment for the LGBTQ+ rights movement. ... the anniversary of the 1969 rebellion that helped reshape ...
The uprising that took place at The Stonewall Inn 51 years ago this week was the spark that set off a powder keg, paving the way for acceptance and equality of gay, lesbian and transgender people ...
The moment that changed everything The 1960s marked one of the most turbulent eras in 20th century America, and by the end of the decade, tumult had exploded into cultural warfare. The idealism of ...
The Stonewall Inn was Mafia-owned and there were 200 people inside when the raid began shortly after midnight with plainclothes officers presenting a search warrant citing the claim that liquor was being sold illegally at the bar. Despite orders for all patrons to line up and provide identification, several customers refused and a number of ...
It was a speakeasy-like bar with one of the few floors in New York City where men danced with other men. On June 28, 1969, the Stonewall Inn became the place where a rebellion against a police ...