Bibliograph

The Stonewall Reader, foreword by Edmund White ; edited with an introduction by Jason Baumann ; [edited by] the New York Public Library

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The Stonewall Reader, foreword by Edmund White ; edited with an introduction by Jason Baumann ; [edited by] the New York Public Library

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-298)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Stonewall Reader

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1048446247

Responsibility statement

foreword by Edmund White ; edited with an introduction by Jason Baumann ; [edited by] the New York Public Library

Series statement

Penguin classics

Summary

"June 28, 2019 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, which is considered the most significant event in the gay liberation movement, and the catalyst for the modern fight for LGBTQ rights in the United States. Drawing from the New York Public Library’s archives, The Stonewall Reader is a collection of first accounts, diaries, periodic literature, and articles from LGBTQ magazines and newspapers that documented both the years leading up to and the years following the riots. Most importantly the anthology spotlights both iconic activists who were pivotal in the movement, such as Sylvia Rivera, co-founder of Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), as well as forgotten figures like Ernestine Eckstein, one of the few out, African American, lesbian activists in the 1960s. The anthology focuses on the events of 1969, the five years before, and the five years after"--, Publisher's description

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