Stonewall: The Definitive Story of the LGBT Rights Uprising that Changed AmericaThe definitive account of the Stonewall Riots, the first gay rights march, and the LGBTQ activists at the center of the movement. “Martin Duberman is a national treasure.”—Masha Gessen, The New Yorker On June 28, 1969, the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York's Greenwich Village, was raided by police. But instead of responding with the typical compliance the NYPD expected, patrons and a growing crowd decided to fight back. The five days of rioting that ensued changed forever the face of gay and lesbian life. In Stonewall, renowned historian and activist Martin Duberman tells the full story of this pivotal moment in history. With riveting narrative skill, he re-creates those revolutionary, sweltering nights in vivid detail through the lives of six people who were drawn into the struggle for LGBTQ rights. Their stories combine to form an unforgettable portrait of the repression that led up to the riots, which culminates when they triumphantly participate in the first gay rights march of 1970, the roots of today's pride marches. Fifty years after the riots, Stonewall remains a rare work that evokes with a human touch an event in history that still profoundly affects life today. |
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My emphasis on personality might legitimately be called novelistic but, in contrast to the novelist, I have tried to restrict invention and remain faithful to known historical fact. As in my previous books, I have searched diligently ...
My emphasis on personality might legitimately be called novelistic but, in contrast to the novelist, I have tried to restrict invention and remain faithful to known historical fact. As in my previous books, I have searched diligently ...
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In the aftermath of those riots, GLF had called for a fierce, full-scale assault on sexual and gender norms, on imperialistic wars and capitalistic greed, and on the shameful mistreatment of racial and ethnic minorities. Or had it?
In the aftermath of those riots, GLF had called for a fierce, full-scale assault on sexual and gender norms, on imperialistic wars and capitalistic greed, and on the shameful mistreatment of racial and ethnic minorities. Or had it?
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It presented a substantive challenge to national values and institutions and was strenuously at odds with a merely "liberal" politics that simply called for integrating increasing numbers of people into what was purportedly the world's ...
It presented a substantive challenge to national values and institutions and was strenuously at odds with a merely "liberal" politics that simply called for integrating increasing numbers of people into what was purportedly the world's ...
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Y VONNE Yvonne's Mother set her jaw, and the family knew that one more immovable decision had been reached; the youngest of two daughters, Yvonne (generally called "Chickie") would not go to the segregated Lincoln Elementary School, ...
Y VONNE Yvonne's Mother set her jaw, and the family knew that one more immovable decision had been reached; the youngest of two daughters, Yvonne (generally called "Chickie") would not go to the segregated Lincoln Elementary School, ...
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When his two children were born, Abraham was so determined to avoid giving them traditional Old Testament names—indeed, he disliked his own name, preferring to be called Eddie—that he simply looked at the shipping schedule in the ...
When his two children were born, Abraham was so determined to avoid giving them traditional Old Testament names—indeed, he disliked his own name, preferring to be called Eddie—that he simply looked at the shipping schedule in the ...
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Gebruikersrecensie - rsplenda477 - LibraryThingA really well-researched and interesting portrayal of the gay rights movement in the United States. A great read for anyone interested in social movements of the 1960s. Volledige review lezen
STONEWALL
Gebruikersrecensie - KirkusAn engrossing—and long-overdue—look at one of the seminal events in the history of gay activism: the Stonewall Riots of June 27-July 2, 1969. By filtering the genesis and events of the riots through ... Volledige review lezen
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