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.
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