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The Stonewall Uprising - Original

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🗓️ 28 June 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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June 28, 1969. A police raid on a gay bar in New York City ignites the modern LGBTQ rights movement.


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It's June 28th, 1969, around 1 a.m. on a hot night in New York City. 28 year old Raymond Castro laughs and drinks with friends in the back of the dingy thinly lit

0:34.7

stonewall in. A few feet away, queer and trans people filled the dance floor. The illicit

0:41.0

mafia-owned bar in Greenwich Village is one of the few places in the city where Raymond feels safe as a gay man.

0:47.0

But tonight the revelry is ruined when the music suddenly stops and the lights come on.

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Raymond and his friends freeze. As someone pushes

0:55.6

him from behind, ushering him into a back room, it dawns on Raymond that this is a raid.

1:00.8

Police raids on the stone wall are not uncommon, but usually there's

1:04.9

warning. Tonight is different. Raymond's heart races as he's asked to hand over his ID.

1:11.6

The police eventually release him and several others to the street outside,

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but a few of his friends are held behind.

1:18.5

On the street in front of the stonewall, Raymond sees a police fan parked on the sidewalk and joins a growing crowd of

1:24.7

concerned onlookers. Through the commotion he spots a young friend still inside

1:29.2

and starts to panic. He knows his friend has no ID and will likely be arrested. But Raymond is prepared with a fake one. He just has to get it to his friend.

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Raymond makes his way through the crowd and back toward the entrance of the Stonewall.

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When out of nowhere, two plain clothes officers appear and grab each of his arms.

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He struggles against them as they force him toward the open sliding door of the police van.

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As he's being dragged away, the crowd grows larger and more agitated.

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Bottles and rocks fly through the air.

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