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Power and Pride: The Origins of Pride Month
June 28, 1969, was a pivotal day in history. In the early hours of the morning, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular Greenwich Village bar catering to LGBTQ+ customers. Decades of escalating, state-sanctioned harassment led officers to expect everyone to leave quietly as usual. But if that had happened, it wouldn...
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June 28, 1969, was a pivotal day in history. In the early hours of the morning, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular Greenwich Village bar catering to LGBTQ+ customers. Decades of escalating, state-sanctioned harassment led officers to expect everyone to leave quietly as usual. But if that had happened, it wouldn’t have made history. Decades of oppression of the LGBTQ+ community, cultural shifts in the 1960s, and good troublemaking led to that fateful night at Stonewall. You’ll learn how the events on June 28 became a catalyst for change and a symbol for LGBTQ+ rights that evolved into today’s Pride festivals and marches.
Course outline
10 topics · 1 hour
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Before We Start: Shared Language
- 3 Centuries of Oppression
- 4 A Decade of Unrest
- 5 Stonewall Inn Ignites a Movement
- 6 From Reminders to Liberation
- 7 50+ Years of Pride
- 8 Summary
- 9 Resources
- 10 Quiz
Power and Pride: The Origins of Pride Month
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