Martin Duberman, author of “Stonewall,” remembers the event that catalyzed the modern gay rights movement. The Stonewall Riots on June 28, 1969 were a response to a police raid of the Stonewall Inn, the hub of New York City’s gay night scene. According to Duberman, “for some mysterious reason,” the … Continue reading
People involved in both the Stonewall Riots in 1969 and the first ever gay pride march in 1970 explain the importance of the march. They explain that the demonstration, beginning on Christopher Street in New York City, helped to commemorate the riots and spark more political action in the gay … Continue reading
Kevin Marshall reenacts how the cops treated him on June 18, 1984 during the Battle for Orgreave. Lesley Boulton, a member of the Women Against Pit Closures, recalls trying to help an injured person by waving down a mounted police officer, who tried to then hit her in the head … Continue reading
David Michael Wilson, one of 95 charged with rioting and unlawful assembly, during the Battle of Orgreave strike describe the police brutality he experienced during that infamous day on June 18, 1984. The bloody clash between the South Yorkshire police and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) over pit closures … Continue reading
Nelson Mandela’s wife, Winnie, describes the final moments of her beloved husband’s life. She gives an emotional account of the event and says she considers herself “blessed to have been there when he drew his last breath.”
Nelson Mandela’s close friend, Ebrahim Moolla, reacts to Mandela’s death on December 5, 2013 and reflects on their meaningful friendship. Mandela used Moolla’s apartment as the secret headquarters for his early revolutionary activities defying racial segregation in South Africa. Moolla explains why defying Apartheid was a cause that he and … Continue reading
Beijing University students struggle to identify the iconic “Tank Man” image that captures an unidentified protester standing before a row of tanks the morning after the Tiananmen Square Massacre of 1989. Although the Tiananmen Square Protests were primarily led by Beijing University students, the muddled facts on this historical event … Continue reading
Wu Dingfu and Song Xiuling lament the death of their son, Wu Guofeng, a 20-year-old Chinese student who was among the first victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre. On June 4, 1989, Wu Guofeng set out to document the student-led protests in Beijing with his camera, but instead was shot … Continue reading
Fifty years after the Aniston, Alabama attack on a bus that protesting Freedom Riders were on, the survivors give their personal accounts. They explain such emotional things as the sights of the tragedy, as well as trying to figure out the least painful way to die. The young Freedom Riders … Continue reading
Freedom Riders fifty years after the nonviolent movement tell their personal and powerful stories about the suffering they endured while peacefully protesting the fact that desegregation laws were not being enforced in the southern states. The stories show the courage that the Freedom Riders upheld and their determination to not … Continue reading
