What Was Stonewall?

By Nico Medina and Who Hq

Book Overview

How did a spontaneous protest outside of a New York City bar fifty years ago spark a social movement across America? Find out about the history of LGBTQ rights in this Who HQ title.

In the early-morning hours of June 28, 1969, police arrived at the Stonewall Inn's doors and yelled, "Police We're taking the place " But the people in this New York City neighborhood bar, members of the LGBTQ community, were tired of being harassed. They rebelled in the streets, turning one moment into a civil rights movement and launching the fight for equality among LGBTQ people in the United States.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1524786004
• ISBN13: 9781524786007
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6