Button, 10th Anniversary of Stonewall Riots, 1979
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The Civil Rights movement of the 1960s inspired other groups of people to demand their equal rights. Members of the gay rights movement began actively voicing their opposition to discrimination in 1969 after the New York police department raided the Stonewall Inn -- a local gay bar. Riots ensued and a movement was born.
The Civil Rights movement of the 1960s inspired other groups of people to demand their equal rights. Members of the gay rights movement began actively voicing their opposition to discrimination in 1969 after the New York police department raided the Stonewall Inn -- a local gay bar. Riots ensued and a movement was born.
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
1979
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
2002.91.8
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Plastic laminate
Paper (Fiber product)
Dimensions
Diameter: 2.25 in
Inscriptions
front: CSLDC / STONEWALL 10/ 1969 1979
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