Stonewall
  • Published: 5 May 2015
  • ISBN: 9780698143753
  • Imprint: PEN US eBook Childrens
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 128

Stonewall

Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights

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5 May 2015
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15 Jan 2017
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That’s the Stonewall.
The Stonewall Inn.
Pay attention.
History walks through that door.

In 1969 being gay in the United States was a criminal offense. It meant living a closeted life or surviving on the fringes of society. People went to jail, lost jobs, and were disowned by their families for being gay. Most doctors considered homosexuality a mental illness. There were few safe havens. The Stonewall Inn, a Mafia-run, filthy, overpriced bar in New York City’s Greenwich Village, was one of them.

Police raids on gay bars happened regularly in this era. But one hot June night, when cops pounded on the door of the Stonewall, almost nothing went as planned. Tensions were high. The crowd refused to go away. Anger and frustration boiled over.

The raid became a riot.

The riot became a catalyst.

The catalyst triggered an explosive demand for gay rights.

Ann Bausum’s riveting exploration of the Stonewall Riots and the national Gay Rights movement that followed is eye-opening, unflinching, and inspiring.
  • Published: 5 May 2015
  • ISBN: 9780698143753
  • Imprint: PEN US eBook Childrens
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 128
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About the author

Ann Bausum

Ann Bausum is the daughter of a history professor, and she grew up with a love of American history and a passion for research. She is an award-winning author who has published six other titles for National Geographic Children’s Books, including the acclaimed Sibert Honor Book Freedom Riders. Another of her titles, With Courage and Cloth, won the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award for Older Children. She lives in Beloit, WI. Visit Ann Bausum at her Web site: www.annbausum.com.

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Praise for Stonewall

MARCHING TO THE MOUNTAINTOP: 2013 Carter G. Woodson Book Award; 2013 Jane Addams Children's Book Honor Award; 2013 Best Books of the Year, Bank Street College of Education; Society of Midland Authors Finalist Award for Children's Nonfiction; Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People; UNRAVELING FREEDOM: Booklist 2010 Editors' Choice; Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People; Selection of the Junior Library Guild; DENIED, DETAINED, DEPORTED: 2010 Carter G. Woodson Book Award; YALSA 2010 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults nominee; Best of the Best in 2009, Chicago Public Library; MUCKRAKERS: Golden Kite Award; 2008 ALA Notable Children's Book; 2008 Orbis Pictus Award honor book; FREEDOM RIDERS: Sibert Honor Book; 2006 ALA Notable Children's Book; BCCB's Blue Ribbon List; 2006 Top of the List, Booklist; WITH COURAGE AND CLOTH: 2005 Jane Addams Children's Book Award; 2005 ALA Notable Children's Book; SLJ Best Books 2004

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