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DETAILS: Original pinback button issued by the Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee (CSLDC) to commemorate the second anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and organized the city\'s first gay pride event. Button measures 2 1/4\" inches. BACKGROUND:The Stonewall riots, also known as the Stonewall Rebellion, were a series of protests by members of the LGBTcommunity in response to a police raid that began in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village NYC.Patrons of the Stonewall, other Village lesbian and gay bars, fought back when the police became violent. The riots are widely considered the watershed event that transformed the gay liberation movement and the twentieth-century fight for LGBT rights. On Saturday, June 27, 1970, marches to mark the first anniversary of theStonewall Riots were held in Chicago and San Francisco, followed on Sunday, June 28, 1970, by the Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade in New York and the Christopher Street West Association Parade in Los Angeles; the four gatherings were the first Pride parades in United States history. To accommodate the interests of the many different groups participating, the Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee named the days leading up to the march Gay Pride Week.
For other originalgay civil rightsbuttonsbe certain to visit our store. We carry an extensive selection of itemsfrom progressive groups, activistsand causes fromthe 1960\'s and1970\'s.
GUARANTEE: We offer a lifetime guarantee on all of our items to be authentic originals issued by the organization stated. They are not later re-issues or reproductions. We forensically examine all of our items prior to listing to make certain they are authentic.
GAY RIGHTS BUTTONS
Circa 1950-1979
Oxxbridge Galleries was founded in 1987 and specializes in vintage paper items with a particularfocus on counter culture and progressivematerials.We are one of the few retailers in the country that regularly deals in suchitems. We are always adding to our online inventory. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. You will be pleased by the friendliness and knowledge of our staff.
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