Taking place at 53 Christopher Street just off Sheridan Square in a pair of converted nineteenth-century stables, after entering, the police barricaded themselves inside and called for help from the Tactical Patrol Force. A popular hang out for the Mattachine Society, the event here was touched off by the second police raid in a week and not by Judy Garland's death as some have suggested.  Among those arrested was folk singer Dave Van Ronk and for days crowds of protesters gathered to shout "Gay Power".  For 10 points, name this disturbance that began on June 27, 1969 outside a New York bar and led to the beginning of
Taking place at 53 Christopher Street just off Sheridan Square in a pair of converted nineteenth-century stables, after entering, the police barricaded themselves inside and called for help from the Tactical Patrol Force. A popular hang out for the Mattachine Society, the event here was touched off by the second police raid in a week and not by Judy Garland's death as some have suggested.  Among those arrested was folk singer Dave Van Ronk and for days crowds of protesters gathered to shout "Gay Power".  For 10 points, name this disturbance that began on June 27, 1969 outside a New York bar and led to the beginning of the Gay Rights movement.
Taking place at 53 Christopher Street just off Sheridan Square in a pair of converted nineteenth-century stables, after entering, the police barricaded themselves inside and called for help from the Tactical Patrol Force.
Stonewall Riots