The Stonewall Riots (June 1969)
- A
Were a series of Civil War skirmishes near a New York tavern between Union recruits and Confederate sympathizers
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Were a series of confrontations between police and patrons of the Stonewall Inn (NYC), igniting the modern LGBTQ rights movement
- C
Were a wave of religious revival meetings in Greenwich Village that launched a new evangelical movement in NYC
- D
Were a citywide labor strike by hotel and restaurant workers in lower Manhattan demanding higher wages and union recognition
Explanation
Sparked Pride parades and visible gay liberation activism.