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Author:

Hillstrom, Laurie Collier, 1965- author.

Title:

The Stonewall riots / Laurie Collier Hillstrom.

Publisher:

OmnigraphicsInc.,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xiv, 219 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Stonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969--Juvenile literature.
Gay liberation movement--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Gay rights--United States--History--Juvenile literature.
Gay men--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Gays--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Homophobia and discrimination -- The LGBT experience in New York City -- Raid on the Stonewall Inn -- Growth of the LGBT rights movement -- The Aids crisis and the struggle for acceptance -- Progress in the courts -- Legacy of the Stonewall Riots.

Summary:

"Comprehensive account of the 1969 raid on a gay bar by New York City police that sparked protests and inspired the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights movement. Explores the atmosphere leading up to the riots, the events, and their legacy. Includes a narrative, biographies, primary sources, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and index"-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

Defining moments

ISBN:

0780814428
9780780814424

OCLC:

(OCoLC)919480893

LCCN:

2015050038

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

GYPE631 -- Knoxville Public Library (Knoxville)

P1AX906 -- Indian Hills Community College Library - Ottumwa (Ottumwa)