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The Stonewall riots / Laurie Collier Hillstrom.
Van Pelt Library HQ76.8.U5 H55 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hillstrom, Laurie Collier, 1965- author.
- Series:
- Defining moments
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Stonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969--Juvenile literature.
- Stonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969.
- Gay liberation movement--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
- Gay liberation movement.
- Gay rights--United States--History--Juvenile literature.
- Gay rights.
- Gay men--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
- Gay men.
- Gay people--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
- Gay people.
- History.
- Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
- Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.).
- New York (State)--New York.
- New York (State)--New York--Greenwich Village.
- United States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Juvenile works.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 219 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, Inc., [2016]
- Summary:
- "Comprehensive account of the 1969 raid on a gay bar by New York City police that sparked protests and inspired the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights movement. Explores the atmosphere leading up to the riots, the events, and their legacy. Includes a narrative, biographies, primary sources, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and index"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Homophobia and discrimination
- The LGBT experience in New York City
- Raid on the Stonewall Inn
- Growth of the LGBT rights movement
- The Aids crisis and the struggle for acceptance
- Progress in the courts
- Legacy of the Stonewall Riots.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Hillstrom, Laurie Collier, 1965- author. Stonewall riots.
- ISBN:
- 9780780814424
- 0780814428
- OCLC:
- 919480893
- Publisher Number:
- 99967526142
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