This Day in History: Riots break out after police raid LGBTQ+ bar

(WDBJ) - June 28, 1969:

Riots broke out following a police raid at the Stonewall Inn an LGBTQ+ bar in New York.

This led to a series of events between police and LGBTQ+ protesters for six days.

These events would change the nature of LGBTQ+ activism in the United States.

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