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.
i went to the naval academy and became a marine officer and a pilot. this is dated 12 march, 74. my dearest love, it starts. god has given me you. [soft dramatic music] and it s allowed me to live honestly and in truth. my life is not a lie anymore, for i have you. and then in this box, i found something that says, in the event of my death, ship the briefcase unopened to and it has my address, and it s signed by him. he wanted to make sure that if he got killed in an accident that people wouldn t open the letters and figure out what was going on. protecting me. - well, the policy that banned gay men and women from serving openly in the military, don t ask, don t tell - don t ask, don t tell. - don t ask, don t tell. - don t ask, don t tell. - well, you know it all started with a stolen memo. [dramatic music] - the entire policy was based on this premise that an openly gay member of the military ruins unit cohesion and morale. - and who would be in favor of keeping
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To defend them and endorse a way of proceeding with the criminal justice they would not in any other circumstance. Fortunately i think that is changing so there is disagreement but libertarians are awaiting that argument. Host what do the colleagues that National Review think of your writing . Guest National Review is a very intellectually diverse place. Kevin williamson and myself are more libertarian, rich is more conservative, in this book i hope to present both argument. Is not a political book. I am not rude to anyone, is respectful of all views. It is a National Review idea. There should be something in it for everyone. Host c w cook is the author, here is the book. Conservatarian manifesto. This is booktv on cspan2. Next on booktv Lillian Faderman talks about a courtesan personal stories behind the gayrights movement. My new book is about how all lesbians and gay men and transgendered people got to where we are today. It is a remarkable story. We have gone from the 1916s when we
Well keep working on the story and update you with more as we get it. This just in, news 4s now going through dramatic 911 calls from that Deadly Church van crash in hiyattsville maryland. Callers reported an awful scene and witnesses see vehicles collide and then explode in flames. There are two vehicles across the street engulfed in flames. Whats your name . My name is samantha. Im just driving through and weve got the traffic blocked off. Theres children on a van and another vehicle thats totally smashed. A 6yearold girl, an elderly couple and an unborn child all killed in this crash. The driver of the pickup truck that hit the church van also died. Witnesses helped pull several of the 13 people who were injured to safety. New information now, the driver who was shot in springdale, a story we brought to you yesterday at 4 00, that driver, Bernard Parker died late last night. He crashed on ladova way. Neighbors reported hearing gunshots, but after doctors realize hed been shot before