Behind the Scenes of the Christopher Street Liberation Day March
Imagining that he would be available for an interview today, the first person I would want to supply an oral-history component to my archive would definitely be Craig Rodwell. Not only was he an extremely influential American gay rights activist in
The purpose of this resource guide is to provide helpful tools for Hispanic/Latino(a) LGBT youth. Coming across this resource guide within this archive may be helpful to many in gaining knowledge and information about the struggles that aren’t so apparent
The principal environment relevant to my archive is that of a busy, happening city, particularly New York City, although all major cities tend to be relevant on the topic of gay pride parades. This urban environment is a crowded, developing, public
“Many of the men and women who marched that day would forever remember that moment on top of the bluff. Before them lay a field of uncut grass, a blizzard of banners, dancing, pot-smoking, singing and music, a huge American
Item Identification: This item is a flyer speaking of the importance of Christopher Street Liberation Day, 1970. Created by the Gay Liberation Front Published around June 1970 This flyer is historically significant because it was one of the first big projects
Item: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-c6a6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 Item Identification: This item is a photograph titled “Marching Any Ol’ Way We Damn Well Please” Photographed by Diana Davies Captured June 28, 1970 This photograph has great historical significance because of both the unique content of the photograph
A prominent figure we’ve discussed in the recent lessons, who I believe can be categorized as a poet and a theorist is Walt Whitman. His beliefs and overall vision of what the United States should be deeply connected to some of the
Item: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HjaVe-iMBk Item Identification: This item is a video of rare footage capturing a short segment of the historic parade. Published by the National LGBT Museum YouTube Channel Filmed June 28th, 1970 This item has great historical significance because, as the few
Item: https://www.villagevoice.com/2010/06/22/1970-a-first-person-account-of-the-first-gay-pride-march/ Item Identification: This item is an article written by a close friend and colleague of Craig Rodwell, describing their journey throughout the years of Stonewall and the “First Gay Pride March.” Written by Fred Sargeant Published June 22, 2010
A) The materials that make up my archive are varied. Some of the items in my archive are newspaper articles and bulletin letters, whereas others are videos. Both forms of archive items tell a unique story in themselves. For example,
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