Essential Question:
How can the way that history is taught and remembered create or reinforce “in” groups and “out” groups in a society?
(Facing History and Ourselves)
Stonewall 25th anniversary button
Stonewall -- June 28, 1969: The Beginning of the LGBTQ Rights Movement
Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
- In 1969 at the Stonewall bar in NYC, tensions between police and LGBTQ patrons reached a boiling point.
- Gay people were tired of being judged, ridiculed, and imprisoned (at the time, it was illegal to be gay), and they rose up against police brutality, igniting the gay rights movement.
Stonewall National Monument
Stonewall National Monument established in 2016 by the National Park System.
Stonewall National Historic Landmark Nomination, National Park Service, 1999
- First U.S. National Monument to honor LGBTQ Civil Rights Movement. In 2023, there are 130 national monuments managed by various federal agencies.
- The site of the uprisings in Greenwich Village is recognized as a National Historic Landmark (NHL) by the National Park Service and is considered significant under Criterion 1because of its association with events that outstandingly represent the struggle for civil rights in America
Presidential Proclamation: Establishment of the Stonewall National Monument (2016)
Stonewall Forever Monument (VR Model)
Multimedia Resources
Videos
Stonewall Riots 40th Anniversary
Stonewall Riots (Article w/Video)
How the Stonewall Riots Sparked a Movement | History (Video)
Even People Who Were There Still Don’t Agree on How Stonewall Started. Here’s What We Do Know (Article w/Video)
Who Threw The First Brick? Shane O'Neill's Asks and Finds Answers (Video)
American Experience; Stonewall Uprising; Interview with Virgina Apuzzo Series 1-3 (Video/Interview)
Google Arts and Culture Visit Stonewall Virtually
Google Arts and Culture The History of Stonewall, The Uprising That Sparked a Movement
Podcasts
Making Gay History | Stonewall 50 Episode 1
NPR | The Sound of Pride
StoryCorps | Elders of the LGBTQ+ Community
WNYC | Prejudice and Pride
The LGBTQ Rights Movement and Activism Before Stonewall
Click here to see a timeline of the struggle for equal rights
Click here for more history on the LGBTQIA movement from PBS
NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project
Before Stonewall: Four Other Significant LGBT Rights Sites
Ladies in the Streets: Before Stonewall, Transgender Uprising Changed Lives, from CodeSwitch, NPR
See also, Stonewall, the Mafia, History and Teaching
Primary Sources
Stonewall Riots 40th Anniversary: A Look Back at the Uprising That Launched the Modern Gay Rights Movement, Democracy Now (June 26, 2009) has a video and transcript of memories from people who were there.
Oral Histories
Wendell Walker Interview
Martha Shelly Interview
Matthew Merlin and Michael Levine
Mark Segal and Victoria Cruz Interview
Learning Plans
Stonewall: The Riot That Started a Revolution
Discussion Guide: Stonewall Uprising, an American Experience Documentary
Stonewall and Beyond: Gay and Lesbian Issues, Thirteen EdOnline
The Road to the First Gay Pride Parade (September 28, 1970)
Museums and Art
Columbus Museum of Art | Art after Stonewall, 1969-1989
New York Historical Society | Stonewall at 50
Stonewall Nation Museum and Archives | BLK: The National Black Lesbian and Gay News Magazine
Stonewall Nation Museum and Archives | First Look: A New Perspective into Stonewall's Archives
More Cross-Links to LGBTQIA Histories
LGBTQ Court Cases
Walt Whitman, Bard of Democracy
Sally Ride, First American Woman in Space
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