Stonewall Celebrates its 5th Anniversary

To celebrate the 5th anniversary of the establishment of Stonewall National Monument, the site invited the public to share 'What Stonewall Means to Them' for the We Are Stonewall Arts Festival. We asked our Rangers the same question, and their answers are in the video below. The site also created 15 episodes that share the important history of the uprisings, the preservation of the story, and the establishment of Stonewall as a National Monument. A new episode of the series will be uploaded each Friday and be found on our YouTube channel and Facebok as well by using #FifthAnniversaryFriday.

 

Duration:

1 minute, 56 seconds

Please enjoy this short trailer to help celebrate the 5th anniversary of the establishment of Stonewall National Monument.

 

Duration:

1 minute, 56 seconds

Please enjoy this audio described version of this short trailer to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the establishment of Stonewall National Monument.

 

Duration:

5 minutes, 55 seconds

To honor the 5th anniversary of the establishment of Stonewall National Monument, we asked the rangers at Stonewall National Monument "What Does Stonewall Mean to You?" And these were their responses.

 

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6 minutes, 3 seconds

To celebrate the 5th anniversary of the establishment of Stonewall National Monument, the park rangers explain what Stonewall means to them while also recapping what has been accomplished at the site over the last 5 years. This is audio described.

 

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5 minutes, 28 seconds

Please enjoy the first episode in the 15-part series that talks about Greenwich Village, the community around the Stonewall Inn, and the gay community that called Greenwich Village their home.

 

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5 minutes, 46 seconds

Please enjoy the second video in our 15-part series about the Mafia's role in illegal gay bars and how the LGBTQ community had to survive on the streets because of the federal government's laws against them.

 

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5 minutes, 23 seconds

Please enjoy the third video in our 15-part series about the Stonewall Inn being one of the last gay bars in New York that allowed dancing, how One Magazine fought for the right for people to mail material through the U.S. postal service that contained discussion of homosexuality, and the hardships that the LGBTQ community went through with NYC police.

 

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4 minutes, 55 seconds

Please enjoy the fourth video in our 15-part series about the Mattachine Society, Julius's Sip-In, and Bayard Rustin. A new episode will be posted every Friday through October 1st. Follow #FifthAnniversaryFriday for new episodes on social media.

 

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5 minutes, 20 seconds

Please enjoy the fifth video in our 15-part series to honor the 5th anniversary of the establishment of Stonewall National Monument. This episode is about the police raid on the Stonewall Inn, where people were when they heard the news of the uprising, who started it, and the typical activity of waiting outside of bars that were raided to watch the police bring out the arrestees. A new episode will be posted every Friday through October 1st. Follow #FifthAnniversaryFriday for new episodes on social media.

 

Duration:

5 minutes, 27 seconds

Please enjoy the sixth video in our 15-part series to honor the 5th anniversary of the establishment of Stonewall National Monument. This episode is about the beginning stages of the crowd outside of the Stonewall pushing back against the police including many homeless LGBTQ youths. A new episode will be posted every Friday through October 1st. Follow #FifthAnniversaryFriday for new episodes on social media.

 

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5 minutes, 6 seconds

Please enjoy the seventh video in our 15-part series to honor the 5th anniversary of the establishment of Stonewall National Monument. This episode is about how a diverse collective of people were part of the uprising and all came together to fight against police oppression of the LGBTQ community. A new episode will be posted every Friday through October 1st. Follow #FifthAnniversaryFriday for new episodes on social media.

 

Duration:

5 minutes, 54 seconds

Please enjoy the eighth video in our 15-part series to honor the 5th anniversary of the establishment of Stonewall National Monument. This episode is about how the Village community was back then, the effect of Judy Garland's funeral, and Mrs. New Orleans. A new episode will be posted every Friday through October 1st.

 

Duration:

5 minutes, 34 seconds

Please enjoy the ninth video in our 15-part series to honor the 5th anniversary of the establishment of Stonewall National Monument. This episode is about the Mattachine Society before Stonewall and the unrest in the 1960's. A new episode will be posted every Friday through October 1st. Follow #FifthAnniversaryFriday for new episodes on social media.

 

Duration:

5 minutes, 22 seconds

Please enjoy the tenth video in our 15-part series to honor the 5th anniversary of the establishment of Stonewall National Monument. This episode is about the importance of the Stonewall Uprisings, the national attention that it received showed LGBTQ people across the nation that they were not alone, and the beginning stages of the creation of Stonewall National Monument.

 

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6 minutes, 1 second

Please enjoy the eleventh video in our 15-part series to honor the 5th anniversary of the establishment of Stonewall National Monument. This episode is about the campaign techniques used to create Stonewall National Monument, the process of transferring the land from city to federal, and the concerns that people had about it becoming a national monument

 

Duration:

5 minutes, 47 seconds

Please enjoy the twelfth video in our 15-part series to honor the 5th anniversary of the establishment of Stonewall National Monument. This episode is about the personal importance of Stonewall, how it has been used as a symbol for acceptance, and how Stonewall National Monument is an entry point into the history of the LGBTQ Civil Rights Movement.

 

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5 minutes, 25 seconds

Please enjoy the thirteenth video in our 15-part series to honor the 5th anniversary of the establishment of Stonewall National Monument. This episode is about how the trans community has created a larger conversation about gender roles in society, Stonewall being a place for celebrations, the transfer of Christopher Park from a City Park to a National Monument, and Stonewall being the birthplace of Pride.

 

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5 minutes, 13 seconds

Please enjoy the fourteenth video in our 15-part series to honor the 5th anniversary of the establishment of Stonewall National Monument. This episode is about the power of place that Stonewall National Monument gives to all of its visitors, the Gay Liberation statues in Christopher Park, and how the rangers engage with visitors at the park.

 

Duration:

6 minutes, 47 seconds

Please enjoy the final video in our 15-part series to honor the 5th anniversary of the establishment of Stonewall National Monument. This episode is about Stonewall National Monument being a liberating experience, the impact of the Stonewall Uprisings one year later in 1970, and Stonewall National Monument marching in the NYC Pride March.