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
Washington, d. C. , to learn about the 1969 stonewall riots and how they served as a catalyst for the moderate lbgtq rights movement. Welcome to the museum. Im patty rhule here. We are here at the prologue of rise up, stonewall and the lbgtq rights movement. Stonewall was an event in the summer of 1969 of an uprising of a gay bar that propelled forward the lbgtq rights movement. This is where we tell the story of how ordinary americans used the First Amendment freedoms, press, speech, assembly, religion to advocate for change and change society. Were going to walk around the corner in this area and look at some artifacts from two of the earliest lbgtq rights organizations that rose up in the 1950s and 60s. Gay americans lived in fear and secrecy for the 20th century. Gay people could be arrested for showing affection in public, police prowled parks for to arrest gay people who were seeking there. It was a difficult time to be a gay american. This is when you see the rise of a few early
Each week american artifacts takes viewers into Historic Sites across the country. We visit the newseum in washington, d. C. To visit 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 here and we are here at the prolog, stonewall, rise up and stonewall was an event in 1969 and uprising at a gay bar in new york city that propelled forward that modern day lgbtq Rights Movement and this is how we tell the story that the americans used their First Amendment freedoms and the freedom of speech, the press, to advocate for change and to change society. Now well walk around the corner in this prologged area and look at some artifacts of two of the earliest lgbtq rights that rose up in the 1950s and 60s. Gay americans lived in fear and secrecy, gay people could be arrested for showing affection in public and police parks to reeft gay people who are seeking aing nations.
Here to indian territory. We began the removals starting in 1829 and they culminated in our large old our larger removal here to indian territory in the summer and fall months of 1836 with our arrival to indian territory here in late december, 1836, and throughout january of 1837, when we arrived at port at fort gibson in indian territory. For about 20 years or so, beginning at about 1840, prior to settling at our place in the capital here, we met at the grand council of our tribal towns until about 1861. 1861 was the arrival of the statesar for the united and pretty much everyone. Post the civil war, we had to sign the treaty, as many other tribes who found themselves involved in the civil war. We signed that treaty in 1856. 18 57, we developed our new tribal constitution, which was really the foundation for Government Operations that established themselves in this area. Once we established that new tribal government, we had a to have a place for that. The place the muscogee people se
We were a removed tribe to indian territory. Andremovals began in 1829, culminated in the large removal in the indian territory summer and fall months of 1836 with our arrival to indian territory here in late december, 1836, and throughout january of 1837, when we arrived at port gibson in indian territory. ,or about 20 years or so beginning at about 1840, prior to settling here, we met at the ground cancel grand council of our tribal house until 1861. 1861 was the arrival of the civil war in the United States, and affected just about everyone. After the civil war, we had to find a tree be, as many tribes involved in the civil war. We signed that treaty in 1856. 1857, we designed our tribal constitution, which was the foundation for Government Operations that established themselves in this area. Once we establish that new tribal government, we had a place for that. We settled on this very ground that we are on. 1868 they constructed the first counsel house, the twostory log cabin. The