How the Stonewall Riots Sparked a Movement

How the Stonewall Riots Sparked a Movement

Short Internet Video

This short video produced by History.com recounts the lead-up to and fallout of the 1969 Stonewall Riots, with a particular emphasis placed on the social climate surrounding LGBTQ+ rights before and after the events of June 27, 1969. The video features multiple images taken from the night of the police raids, and the subsequent demonstrations on Christopher Street. This short clip further details the LGBTQ+ Civil Rights Movement which resulted from the Stonewall Riots, and includes information on the naming of the Stonewall Inn as a National Monument by President Barack Obama in 2016.

History.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9wdMJmuBlA

History.com YouTube Channel

June 1, 2018

History.com

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English