Greenwich Village was central to the Gay Rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s, which expanded civil rights campaigning to include LGBTQ individuals. In June 1969, the Stonewall Inn, a well-known Village gay bar, was raided by police. As officers began brutally removing patrons, hundreds of protesters gathered on the street to fight back. A large crowd eventually formed, slowly driving the police away. The first gay pride parade – officially called Christopher Street Liberation Day – occurred on the first anniversary of the Stonewall demonstrations.
Christopher Street Liberation Day
Poster, 1970
Robert L Wilbur Protest Literature Collection
