The Stonewall riots directly resulted in the birth of two new gay activist groups- the Gay Liberation Front‚ and the Gay Activists Alliance. The Gay Liberation Front (GLF) was formed immediately after the riots by Martha Shelley‚ Sylvia Rivera‚ Marsha P. Johnson‚ Michael Brown‚ Jerry Hoose‚ and Jim Owles. Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson went on to become well known LGBTQ+ activists‚ founding STAR‚ a foundation advocating for queer and homeless women of color.The GLF took a more radical approach
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a. The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 b. There is no question or argument that on May 31- June 1921‚ a race riot took place in Tulsa that ultimately left an unknown number of people dead‚ and many more than even the highest estimates of those who killed homeless‚ humiliated‚ and horribly in debt. That these people in the next decade‚ during one of the worst periods of racism against them‚ overcame all that and succeeded in rebuilding is amazing. These are people‚ living and dead‚ are people to honored
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flood control act provision of 1965 The flood control act of control act of 1965 gave authorization to U.S Army Crop of Engineers (USACE) to design and construct a flood protection system to protect south Louisiana from hurricanes. It was called the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity Hurricane Protection Project‚ the reason for this project was prior to 1965. The state of Louisiana design and built its own flood protection‚ but on September 9‚ 1965 hurricane Betsy a category five
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“What new issues emerged for the civil rights movement in the period 1965-1970? How did black leaders respond to those issues in different ways?” During the period 1965-1970‚ new issues had emerged for the civil rights movement‚ such as the question of whether Martin Luther King’s philosophy of non-violent tactics were too moderate and limited‚ poverty and voting rights. During 1965 to 1970‚ black leaders responded to these issues in a number of ways. Responses to these issues included the forming
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This was due to that fact that the efforts were shy and attempted to gain recognition slowly with minimal attention--causing them to appear as more isolated and unconfident. However‚ although there was a negative association before the Stonewall riots‚ the harsh connections
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CITY OF NEWARK - PUBLIC WORKS ADA TRANSITION PLAN FOR SIDEWALK‚ CURB AND RAMPS A. ADA Requirements The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted on July 26‚ 1990 to provide comprehensive civil rights protection to persons with disabilities in the areas of employment‚ state and local government services‚ access to public accommodations‚ transportation and telecommunications. This legislation mandates that qualified disabled individuals shall not be excluded from participation
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the way for an improved reformation of the Los Angeles Police Department or the LAPD. It also showed the unfair treatment of minorities‚ not only by police‚ but by regular people. Rodney Glen King was born in Sacramento‚ California on April 2nd of 1965. He was raised by his mother and father and grew up in Aldatena‚ California with his four siblings. As an adult‚ King lived a troubled life and struggled with alcohol addiction‚ drug addiction‚ and crime. King’s father died in 1984 and the start of
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EDUCATIONAL PANDEMONIUM IN THE SCHOOLS OF NEWARK IN THE 1960’s It is assumed that the sixties marked the beginning of the metamorphosis of the American education system‚ however it was the contrary for Newark. The decline of the educational system in Newark was a direct result of economic and political decisions on the part of federal‚ state and local groups. In this decade‚ the confluence of social class and race determined the resources made available for a child’s schooling. Before we start
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together was the worst riot in U.S. history. March 3‚ 1991 Rodney King was pulled over for reckless driving and while being arrested was beaten by police in order to put him in custody. It was said at the time that he was under a pain-numbing drug such as PCP. He was shocked twice by 50‚000 volt tasers which is enough power
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For my 2016 history paper I decided to write about the catastrophic events of the 1967 Detroit Riots. Taking place in the blistering July‚ where it was very unlikely to have an air conditioner‚ after police raided a blind pig on the infamous 12th Street. That Small act gradually generated the largest riot in American history. After the raid‚ a crowd of about 200 gathered around the bar. People were spreading rumors about the police using excessive force‚ later resulting in an empty bottle being
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