With the lack of Economic Justice for black people and other minorities, not to mention native americans. So yes, there is a lot of work to be done. But considering where we were, in 1965, homosexuality was outlawed in every state, you didnt have any no lgbt people were represented and positively in the media anywhere. If there was a gay person in a movie, they had to be killed off or kill themselves. Considering where we were 55 years ago, where weve come today is really phenomenal. Again, i think thats because we can use the arguments and the examples, the great achievements of the africanamerican movement for civil rights, thats why so much has been done. But as it said, the price of freedom is eternal vigilence. One could also say the price of equality is eternal vigilance, too. And certainly there is yes, it is very sad that the gay youth still have to sometimes choose between their families and integrity, being true to themselves, and pay a price for it. Thank you. I think that t
Deviance tour ann arbor addition its my honor to be here this evening with some wonderful cohost before we began and get into official introductions i would be remiss if i did not acknowledge the pain our nations feeling amidst the lost of black lives at the hands of enforcement there may be black folks watching and your life matters. To my predominately white fans, we must do better. I have posted a link in our crowd cast of scription for those looking to make a difference. In the meantime, please join me in a moment of silence to honor the lives of breonna taylor, george floyd, ahmaud are buried, and too many others. Thank you. And now im excited to introduce joe by saint gregory okay joe from ann arbor pride. I think i know it, you can talk a little bit about the great work they do. Thank you eric i really appreciate it hi everyone i am the director of an over pride also sit on the board of the Community Center in ann arbor. We are so thrilled to be cosponsoring this and we are cont
Museums and Historic Sites around the country. Up next, the documentary historian who chronicled the gayRights Movement thattook place following the stonewall riots in 1969, that is coming up next on cspan3s American History tv. For those of you here on cspan, the stonewall was an event in the summer of 1969, and uprising at a gay bar in new york city that propelled forward the modernday lgbt Rights Movement advocate for change in really fight. You walk into this corner into the prologue area and look at the artifacts from two of the earliest lgbtq rights organizations that rose up in the 19 50s and 1960s. Gay americans lived in fear and secrecy. Gay people could be arrested for showing affection in public. Police prowled parks to arrest gay people. It was difficult to begin american. But this is any see a rise of the few early and to be to social groups such as the daughters of elitus. When people are meeting secretly in their homes to talk about what it is like to be a gay man or les
York, thank you very much for being with us. Thank you very much for having me. American history tv products are now available at the new cspan online store. Go to cspanstore. Org. To see whats new. And check out all of the cspan products. Each week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums and Historic Sites around the country. Up next we visit the rise up exhibit at the museum in washington, d. C. , to learn about the 1969 stonewall riots and how they served as a catalyst for the modern lgbtq rights movement. Welcome to the museum. Im patty rule, the Vice President of exhibits and content. Were here at the prologue of rise up, stonewall and the lgbt movement. It was an event in 1969, an up rising that propelled forward the modern movement. This is where we tell that story of how ordinary americans used their First Amendment freedoms, freedom of speech, the press, petition, assembly, religion, to advocate for change and change society. Were going to walk around the corn
Youre watching booktv on cspan2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. Booktv, television for serious readers. [inaudible conversations] hello, everyone. Thank you for joining us. My name is tashib graham, and i am outreach librarian at vanderbilt library. Im so excited to chat with saeed jones about how we fight for our lives. He is also the author of preruled to bruise prelude to bruise, 2015 stonewall Barbara Giddings literature award. Also a finalist for the 2015 National Book critics circle award as well as awards from lambda literary and the publishing triangle in 2015. Saeed serves as cohost to buzzfeeds morning show and also as lgbt and culture editor. He was born in tennessee and grew up in texas. He earned a ba at Western Kentucky University and an msa at rutgers universitynewark. He lives in new york city. Thank you for being here, saeed. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. [applause] u so as a side note, as a sie note, the southern festival of books remai