and joining us from greenwich village, new york, and marc stein. he is the editor of the stonewall riots, the documentary history. thank you for being with us on c-span and c-span3, american history tv. we appreciate it. >> thanks very much for having me. >> take us back 50 years ago this week. what happened? >> well, the police in that period routinely raided gay bars, and that was certainly the case in new york city, and there was actually a raid on the stonewall inn a few days earlier, and on the night of june 27, the police began a raid and things proceeded in a fairly routine manner. some patrons were allowed to exit the bar and some were detained. it was very common for the police to detain bar owners, bar managers, bartenders, people of color, people who transgressed gender, so in the lingo of the day transvestites or drag queens. so some were detained and some began exiting the bar. by that night, and by this time it was the early morning hours of june 28, patrons and passers by began gathering on the street outside. as the police tried to

as word increasingly got out nationwide that there were large numbers of gay people in greenwich village, more and more gay people were drawn there. the village increasingly served as a center for the homosexual subculture. new york was also the city that most aggressively and systematically targeted gay men as criminals. attempted toquads, control homosexuals by observing locales where people congregated using decoys to entice them and raging gay bars -- and raiding gay bars. the interpretive laws so that even the presence of homosexual people -- andd as a bark made that place disorderly and subject to closure. the result in new york city was the most vigorous investigation of homosexuals before world war ii. new york city modernized its operations and continue to bring in thousands of homosexuals, sometimes just for socializing at a private party. by 1966, over 100 men were arrested each week for homosexual solicitation in new york city as a result of police entrapment. for bars topossible legally serve homosexuals created a situation that could only lead to criminal stepping in. the m

a popularclub in greenwich village. the facts of the stonewall uprising, a well-established, general information about the stonewall club and how it operated. however, to understand the meaning of the event requires information. it goes beyond the sets of facts, including information that has not become integrated into media accounts, documentaries, and museum exhibitions. because one needs to be aware of a much greater context to the history, beyond the events of the up rising, to interpret the uprising's meaning and its historical implications accurately, i will now spend much time today on the uprising itself. but on this larger context. homosexual acts have been illegal since the nation's founding. but an increase in the end tolerance of homosexuality seems to have taken root in this country around the time of the great depression. after world war ii, with the advent of the cold war and the red scare. exemplified by virulent anti- communism, and the demand for total conformity. the characterized in 1950s. laws aimed

now we are going to go back to a hot summer night in june 1969, to greenwich village in new york city. the stonewall inn. stonewall inn was not a particularly nice by. the drink water down. it was run by the mafia. but it was a place that people could come and dance together and socialize. remember, back then, it was illegal for people to socialize together, to be seen showing affection in public. stoma they could dance together. the stonewall prayed on thewall street workers who socialized there. that was sort of a blackmailing ring going on it. again, nothing nice about this place, but it was a place that people could call their own. so, the police crackdown on such illegal establishments going on. me police came in and started raiding the bar and tossing people out of it, they were a little bit rough with a lesbian and they threw her out onto the street. and of the crowd went wild. this is kind of a pent-up feeling by the people there at the stonewall. police had been harassing people for a long time. arresting them for showing them affection in public. at this point in time, in 19

in my life was to move to greenwich village, the gay world. >> i found pulp novels. these novels said, there are lesbian bars in the village where these women met each other, you should find these evil bars, and then you too could meet a sexy woman. >> it was the village, it was magic to the whole village. there were all these places and all these people. it was that kind of excitement. and we were all or mostly gay. >> but there remained a web of laws and harsh enforcement that kept gays and lesbians oppressed and criminalized. >> it was very tightly policed. it was almost like we were some kind of like animals that had to be given some kind of recreation and a little bit of area, but shouldn't spread out too much. >> you couldn't really hold hands, right? if i had makeup on my face, the cops would arrest you for female impersonation. if we saw lily law, which was the police, we would hide. >> there was no law that said you couldn't serve homosexuals alcohol. but you couldn't serve people who were disorderly. gay people were, by assumption, disorderly. >> you had to

in new york, this is greenwich village.l of death and of fear amongst those who walk in its shadow. we still had no idea what it was. was it a lifestyle thing? was some kind of infection? what was it? but until terry got ill, we had not heard of any cases in britain. the last time i went, i was going to take some lucozade and some ice lollies for him. i went up to the ward and there were curtains around terry‘s bed at the time and i was standing just a few feet away and i could see there was quite some activity inside. i just stood there. then, the — one of the nurses and one of the physicians came round and said that they were sorry to tell me that terry had just died. they had been trying to resuscitate him as i had been standing at the end of the bed, well, just a few feet away from the end of the bed. and it was... yeah, that was very hard. it was a very hard thing to see, and hear. the funeral of terry higgins took place here at golders green crematorium in north london. the cause of death was toxoplasmosis — a brain i

heterosexuals they are $21000.00 marks the 50th anniversary of the riots at stonewall and new york's greenwich village which jumpstart at the pride movement how's that anniversary being marked at the parade. and actually she was topic here even the theme off this year's christopher straight guy is a 50 year the fifty's on a verse or a off the stone bowl in our riots it's actually called an uprising always begins with your voice i talked to a couple of people here especially a young woman from manchester who knowledge sim brylin and she said yeah it's actually really important process to stated that this is this is students' rights are not just in part of their importance every day because they basically started. the people who've fought back then they are the people who fought for our rights let's talk a bit about daily life for people of the community what's the situation in germany in general. actually germany and especially berlin the couples who are considered aside haven't for people from all over the world people who are persecuted in their countries often come here refugees come here that's a r

sectionals the year 21000 marks the 50th anniversary of the riots at stonewall and new york's greenwich village which jumpstart at the pride movement how's that anniversary being marked at the parade. as actually a huge topic here even the scene off this year's christof a straight guy is 50 years the fifty's on a verse 3 off to stonewall in our riots it's actually called an uprising always begins with your voice i talk to a couple of people here especially a young woman from manchester who knowledge sim brylin and sees that yeah it's actually really important cause to stay it's. this this is students riots are not just in parts diet they're important every day because they basically started. like the people who've fought back then they are the people who fought for our rights let's talk a bit about daily life for people of the community what's the situation in germany in general. actually germany and especially berlin the couples who are considered aside haven't for l.t. but people from all over the world people who are persecuted in their countries often come here refugees come here that's a r

documented the first parade and it is called the christopher street liberation day parade in greenwich villagentral park. stonewall was what? stonewall is a 1969 and it was a bar that was rated as bars were in those days. and, this was the straw that broke the camels back with the , lesbian and trans patrons of the bar and they write it. they refuse to get into the paddy wagon. they refuse to follow the advice if you are arrested be polite. it was a three day ride that shook the world and major media didn't cover it or it was very slight. nicholas von hoffman, in a column he wrote for the washington post called i got riots in new york. but lily said did this film. this film is epic because there's nothing like it because she was the only one. >> there's a portion from 1970,and proud. >> at first i was very guilty. and then i realized that all of the things that are taught not only by society but by psychiatrist put you into a mold. i rejected the mold. when i rejected the mold i was happier per. >> there were independent organizations for the country, this is a unified effort on the part of so

. -- greenwich village. "stonewall atled 50: the movement for lgbt civil rights". has come to be known as pride month heard the reason for that stretches back 50 years. 1969,e 20 8, demonstrations on the street for gay civil rights began at the stonewall in an greenwich village in york city. many beauties demonstrations as a critical moment for civil rights.

historian marc stein joins us from the stonewall national monument in new york city's greenwich village. here's a portion of tonight's coverage where he explains how the riot starts after a police raid of the bar. >> so some people were detained inside the bar. others began exiting the bar. but on that night, and by this time, it was the early morning hours of june 28th, patrons and passersby began gathering on the street outside. and as the police tried to bring those they had detained into police wagons, the crowd began to erupt, and over the next few nights there ensued rioting in the streets, protests, demonstrations. at one point the police were actually trapped inside the bar until reinforcements arrived. tactical police were -- the riot-control police were called and tried to re-establish order on the streets. but the rioting proceeded over several days over the course of the next week. >> that's part of the interview yo you'll see tonight as american history tv looks at the 50th anniversary of the stonewall riots. also a discussion on pioneering gay rights films from 1968 and 19

history mark stein joined us from the stonewall amount, national monument in new york city's greenwich village to talk about the protests starting in june 1969 which became a turning point for guy rights in the u.s. the stonewall riots starting at eight p.m. eastern here on c-span 3. >>> this holiday weekend on american history tv, saturday at 10 pm on real america, the 1970 film, honor america day, the july 4 celebration of the national mall featured comedian bob hope and the reverend ellie graham. >> without freedom of the press, and open communication system, we don't sleep under the rug. if racial tension exists, in france occur, the whole world knows about it. instead of an iron curtain, we have a picture window. >> sunday at 6 pm on american artifacts, living history hobbyist hall portrays a soviet cavalry officer and discusses the soviet union's role in world war ii. >> one month before d-day, we had been occupying 65%, maybe, of the best german troops fighting us. if we had not done that, if they had not failed, if we had failed at moscow, stalingrad, all of those trips could well have

historian mark stein joined us from the stonewall national monument in new york city's greenwich villageto talk about the six days of protest starting in june 1969. that became a turning point for rights in the u.s. the stonewall alliance starting at 8 pm eastern here on c-span three. >>> c-span's washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning mike davis, founder and president of the article 3 project on the groups role in supporting president trump's judicial nominee. and then frederick discusses efforts to improve medical bill transparency as well as the state of healthcare in the u.s. and center for growth and opportunity research director megan hansen will talk about new research for how to improve the management of public lands. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at seven eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. >>> sunday on c-span q&a, in 1962 after nixon's last press conference, 10 years later he would win a 49 state landside. and then it all came apart. >> columnist and political commentator pat bu

. >> jesse: put a maga hat on and walked down to greenwich village, do a few laps around the block.ut an obama hope and change t-shirt on and go to the florida panhandle. see who is verbally and physically assaulted and seems not. >> greg: i'm going to put on my marianne williamson chert. to jesse's point, there is weird how righteous violence is romanticized, i would say in academia. the sla -- charles manson was romanticized. the boston bomber on the front cover of rolling stone. we don't romanticize our crazy. >> dagen: there is the justification of violence over and over again in this crazy political age by the left wing nuts. what bothers me is it's the same thing that rape victims have heard for decades and decades, that you brought it on yourself. you asked for it. we need to fight back and so we will attack you. i just want to know what is acceptable to the left? is it tire irons? punching someone in the face? concussions? is it rape or murder? with this antifa guy, 24 hours, seven days a week news cycle of sneering, snorting, and screaming to the high heavens about how cons

historian mark stein joined us from the stonewall national monument in new york city's greenwich village to talk about the six days of protest starting in june 1969 that became a turning point for rights in the u.s. the stonewall alliance starting at 8 pm eastern here on c-span three. >>> c-span's washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning mike davis, founder and president of the article 3 project on the group's role in supporting president trump's judicial nominee. then frederick discusses efforts to improve medical bill transparency as well as the state of healthcare in the u.s. and center for growth and opportunity research director megan hansen will talk about new research for how to improve the management of public land. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live at seven eastern wednesday morning. join the discussion. >>> next, mary louise roberts author of d-day through french eyes: normandy 1944 . she talked about the impact of the invasion and its aftermath on

historian mark stein joins from stonewall national monument in greenwich village here a portion of the coverage where he explains how the riot starts after a police raid of the bar. >> so some people were detained inside the bar others began exiting the the bar. but on that night and by this time twag it was the early morning hours of june 28th. patrons and passers by began gathering outside and as the police tried to bring those they had detained into police wagons, the crowd began to erupt. and over the next few nights there ensued rioting in the streets. protests, demonstrations. at one point the police were trapped inside the bar until reenforcements arrived. the tactical police were -- the riot control police were called, and tried to re-establish order on the streets. but the riots proceeding over several days over the course of the next week. >> that's part of the interview you'll see tonight as american history tv looks at the 50th anniversary of the stonewall riots. also a discussion on pioneering gay rights films from 1968 and 1970. also a conversation with people who saw the

organization was founded, the first meeting took place in the basement of saint joseph's church in greenwich village. a catholic church that was very friendly to the community. they met in the basement. they met under protection of other cops because nobody wanted this meeting to happen. there were bomb -- a bomb threat i think was called into charlie's home on his answering machine. and even going further than that, that first meeting, there was always a threat to the meetings of g.o.a.l. these guys met in secrecy very often. so we go now for 15 years, 14 years. the lawsuit was filed by tommy jeans, edgar rodriguez, and fran benedictis. they were the plaintiffs. they were represented by two attorneys, one of which is colleen meanen, the executive director of g.o.a.l. this is '96, and it was settled in '97. so for 15 years they wanted absolutely nothing to do with us. and since then every single initiative in new york city police department has had, for lbgtq people, was either geared by g.o.a.l. individually or geared by g.o.a.l. as members of the police department. kind of jointly. so we march for

historian mark stine joins us from the stonewall national monument in new york city's greenwich village. here's a portion of tonight's coverage where he explains how the riot starts after a police raided the bar. >> so some people were detained inside >> this holiday weekend on american history tv. saturday at 10:00 p.m. on real america, the 1970 film "on america day." the celebration at the national mall featured comedian bob hope and bob graham. >> she has never hidden our problems and faults. with our freedom of the press and open communication system, we don't sweep our sins under the stalingrad. watch on american history tv on c-span3. about the administration immigration enforcement actions. efforts to protect migrant children, drug interdiction efforts and fema's response to flooding in oklahoma and tornados in missouri.

i was in greenwich village and i was a cub reporter, you might say, for a college radio station.dark, people of a certain age might remember abeam, you would never think you were standing next to the mayor of new york and heard police sirens. the bronx was burning was the title of those days in the late '70s. new york's changed a lot, but as brian pointed out in your earlier interview about how we take for granted a lot of what we use and enjoy every day, every minute, when it's taken away, you see how things can change. >> no doubt about it. richard roth, thank you very much for sharing your perspective with us and some of those memories. glad everything is restoring to normal tonight when it comes to the lights in new york city, as we give you these live images of the lights and overhead here in the big apple, where much of the city was in the dark just a few minutes ago, you can see looking more like itself tonight. we'll be right back. a quick break and we'll return in just a moment. you're watching cnn. that i won the "best of" i casweepstakes it. and i get to be in this gei

mark stain joins us from the stone wall national monument in greenwich village. here's a portion of the coverage where he explains how the riots start after a police raid at the bar. >> so some people were detained inside the bar. others began exiting the bar. but on that night and by this time it was the early morning hours of june 28th. patrons and passers by began gathering on the street outside and as the police tried to bring those they had detained into police wagons, the crowd began to erupt. over the next few nights there was rioting in the streets, protests, demonstrations. at one point the police were trapped inside the bar until reinforcements arrived. the tactical police were -- the riot control police were called, and tried to reestablish order on the streets, but the rioting proceeded over the course of the next week. >> that's part of the interview you'll see tonight as american history tv looks at the 50th anniversary of the stone wall riots. also a discussion on pioneering gay rights films from 1968 and 1970. also a conversation with people who s

historian mike stein joins us from the stonewall national monument in new york city's greenwich village. here's a portion of tonight's coverage where he explains how the riot starts after a police raid of the bar. >> so, some people were detained inside the bar, others began exiting the bar, but on that night, and by this time, it was the early morning hours of june 28th, patrons and passersby began gathering on the street outside. and as the police tried to bring those they had detained into police wagons, the crowd began to erupt. and over the next few nights there ensued rioting in the streets, protests, demonstrations. at one point the police were actually trapped inside the bar until reinforcements arrived. the tactical police were -- the riot control police were called and tried to reestablish order on the streets, but the rioting proceeding over several days over the course of the next week. >> that's part of the interview you'll see tonight as american history tv looks at the 50th anniversary of the stonewall riots. also, a discussion on pioneering gay rights films from 1968 and

historian mark stein joined us from the stonewall national monument in new york's greenwich village to talk about the six days of protest starting in june of 1969 that became a turning point for gay rights in the u.s. the stone wall riots starting at 9:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span 3. >>> this holiday weekend on american history tv, saturday at 10:00 p.m. on "real america" the 1970 film "honor america day: the july 4th celebration of the national mall" featured bob hope and billy graham. >> she has never hidden her problems and faults. without freedom of the press and open communication system we don't sweep our sins under the rug. if poverty exists, if racial tension exists, if riots occur, the whole world knows about it. instead of an iron curtain we have a picture window. >> and sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on american artifacts, living history hobbyist craig hall portrays a soviet calvary officer and skriebts the soviet's role in world war ii. >> one month before d-day we had been occupying 65% maybe of the best german troops fighting us. if we hadn't done that, if we had failed at