To support his family. Mr. Mackowski is the Editor And Chief of the emerging civil War Bloc and this talk kicks off a night of programs for the groups spring symposium. Watch american History Tv, thursday, beginning at 8 pm eastern and every weekend on cspan 3. It, 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 here 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. And the Vice President of exhibits and content here and we are here at the prologue of our newest exhibit, rise up, stonewall and the lgbtq Rights Movement. Stonewall was an event in the summer of 1969, an uprising in a gay bar in new York City that propelled forward, Modernday Lgbtq Rights Movement. This is where we tell that story, how ordinary americans heres the first amendment freedoms, freedom of speech, the pr
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 didn t 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 we ve come today is really phenomenal. again, i think that s because we can use the arguments and the examples, the great achievements of the african-american movement for civil rights, that s 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. than
sexual orientation. we call this wall once rejected now embraced because now you see how attitudes have changed toward lgbtq americans. they are influencers, politicians, activists, actors, journalists. these are people who are much ad hired for who they are and what they do. here it is our mission to promote understanding of the importance of the free press and the first amendment. we hope more people come and visit this exhibit because stonewall, the events of stonewall and rise up the lbgtq rights movement tells the story of how every day americans use their first amendment freedoms, freedom of press, freedom of religion, freedom of petition, freedom of speech to rise up, act up, push back, and advocate for change. that is what we re all about at the newseum to explain the story of the first amendment. this movement the story of the lbgtq rights movement really embodies everything about the first amendment. we hope people come here to experience it as well as movies and in
, we visit the museum hearing 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 newseum. you are here at the prologue of our new exhibit, rise up, stonewall movement. it was a gay bar in new york city that profound forward the modern lgbtq rights movement. we tell the story of how americans used the first amendment freedoms speech, protest, religion, to advocate for change in really fight. we walk around the corner and look at some artifacts from two of the earliest lgbtq rights organizations that rose up in the 19 fifties and sixties. 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 being gay in america. and people would talk what it was like to be a gay man or a lesbian woman. i love these social groups, rose illumines for social justice instead of just see
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. i m 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. we re 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