The police raid on the new york city gave are unassuming riot, u. S. Commission on civil rights, hosts a talk untitled so mullet 50. Next on American History tv, the u. S. Commission on civil rights hosts a talk titled, stonewall at 50 the movement for lgbt civil rights by historian and author david carter. Stonewall was a sixday gay rights uprising that began during a police raid on june 28, 1969 in new york citys Greenwich Village. We will now turn to our next iteration of the commission speaker series, this one titled stonewall at 50 the movement for lgbt civil rights. Thank you for the topic. June has come to be known as pride month. Street demonstrations began at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village in new york city. Many view these demonstrations as a critical moment in the struggle for lgbt civil rights. In june 2016, in recognition of that history, president barack obama, declared a monument at the Stonewall Inn. We will hear more about how this was a catalyst for the lgbt ri
Night the governor activated the National Guard and about 500 stores are trying to get the situation under control. Here is another clip from last night when a group of the demonstrators torched a City Police Department precinct that officers had abandoned it. That is part of the destruction that was done throughout the downtown area. This was all sparked by the death of george floyd, pl a uffed black man who Police Officer kneeled on his neck. Also, a cnn reporter was live on air and then he was arrested along with his crew. That has caused a lot of controversy between cnn this morning and the governor in minnesota. The crew included the correspondent omar jimenez, handcuffed and detained. After 5 am, they have been released by police say they were being detained because they were told to move and they did not. A clear violation of their First Amendment rights according to cnn, who called the governor of minnesota, who apologized for all of this and cleared it up with the state Police
City gay bar and ensuing riot, the u. S. Commission on civil rights hosted a discussion titled stonewall at 50, the movement for lgbt civil rights. This is an hour. Well now turn to our next iteration of the commission speaker series. This is titled stonewall at 50, the movement for lgbt civil rights. I thank the commissioner for suggesting this months speaker topic. June, as we know, has come to be known as pride month, and the reason for that stretches back now 50 years. On june 28th, 1969, street demonstrations for lesbian and gay civil rights began at the Stonewall Inn, in greenwich village, in new york city. Many view these demonstrations as a critical moment in the movement for lgbt civil rights. In june 2016, in recognition of that history, president barack obama proclaimed a site near the former Stonewall Inn a national monument. Today, well hear more about the momentous events at stonewall and how they served as a catalyst for the lgbt Civil Rights Movement. As evidenced by th
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