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Designed to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, this anthology draws on the New York Public Library’s archives to present a decade‑long record of the gay liberation movement. It includes original diaries, newspapers, and articles that chronicle the years before, during, and after the 1969 riots. The collection highlights iconic figures such as Sylvia Rivera, co‑founder of Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), alongside lesser‑known activists like Ernestine Eckstein, an African‑American lesbian activist active in the 1960s. Co‑edited by NYPL coordinator Jason Baumann, the volume also features an introduction that aligns with his curated exhibition on Stonewall and the broader fight for LGBTQ rights in the United States.
First publish date: 2019
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Edmund White
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