The Stonewall riots
By: Laurie Collier Hillstrom
Series: Defining moments; Defining moments
Publisher: Omnigraphics, Incorporated
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9780780814424
Subjects: Stonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969; Gays; Gay rights; Gay men; Gay liberation movement; Juvenile literature; History
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-209) and index.
Table of contents: title: Homophobia and discrimination; title: The LGBT experience in New York City; title: Raid on the Stonewall Inn; title: Growth of the LGBT rights movement; title: The Aids crisis and the struggle for acceptance; title: Progress in the courts; title: Legacy of the Stonewall Riots.