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The Stonewall Riot, 2006.
This paper discusses the timing and significance of the Stonewall Riot, which occurred in 1969 in Greenwich Village, New York, when police clashed with the patrons of the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay and lesbian nightspot.
985 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 24.95
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This paper explains that the Stonewall Riot soon became a landmark in the Civil Rights struggle because the riot reflected the social climate that people in authority---in this case, the New York City Police---were taking too many liberties with their power and needed to be prevented from abusing that power. The author points out that the riot sent a strong message that the homosexual community would no longer tolerate unfair and unequal treatment in society and demanded equal rights and recognition. The paper relates that the dichotomy between the acceptance of homosexuals by society and the attainment of legal rights for homosexuals is a strange irony, which was one of the underpinnings of the Stonewall Riot and of much of the turmoil for this particular civil rights struggle throughout history.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Timing of The Stonewall Riot
Stonewall Riot as a Landmark in the Civil Rights Struggle
Exceptions to the Rule
Summary
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"Research also reveals that there were some exceptions to the social and legal exclusion of homosexuals from the mainstream of early America; these specific examples can be seen in a study of the city of Boston in the early days of the American colonies. Ironically enough, Boston, which in itself would eventually come to stand as an icon in the fight for liberty and justice, valued homosexuals not en masse, but rather welcomed worthy people into society without judging them based on sexual orientation, which is the personification of the rights that would be fought for centuries later at an inn in New York on a summer night in 1969."
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"Stonewall", 2004.
An essay on Martin Duberman's book, "Stonewall", and how the Stonewall riots helped begin the gay liberation movement.
2,143 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 47.95
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By using Martin Duberman's "Stonewall" as a reference, this paper examines how the Stonewall riots of 1969 sparked the movement for gay liberation by providing a platform for homosexuals. The paper discusses the oppression felt by homosexuals and all minorities and relates the black civil rights movement and anti-war protests to the gay riots. The paper shows how the book discusses the laws against homosexuals and the way society felt. By using historical facts to set the mood of the time, Duberman shows details of riots, which began prior to 1969, and the result of these riots on American political organizations.
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"Through the lives of the individuals in Dubermans? book we learn how the gay liberation movement began. Stonewall gives insight into the oppression and emotion that ultimately led to the gay liberation movement. He sets the tone by depicting how and why the Stonewall riot emerged. The lives of these individuals clearly show that resistance to oppression had been mounting. It only took one night of high emotions, years of oppression, and a widespread resistance to authority to ?kick start? the gay liberation movement."
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Crowds, Food Riots, and Race Riots, 2004.
Looks at the emotions and motivations that characterize crowds and riots.
1,206 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 28.95
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This paper reviews some of the existing literature regarding crowds and rioting and the emotions and motivations that accompany crowd and riot behavior. The paper also offers an analysis of the articles and compares their different theories.
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"When examining crowds, food riots and race riots, different types of emotions, including anger, fear and elation, are often highly visible in crowd and riot behavior. Still, we can no longer return to the days before E.P. Thompson published his watershed piece of "moral indignation" that has been behind so many historical grievances and even the tactics that rioters use when expressing those grievances."
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"Before Stonewall", 2005.
A summary and reaction to the film "Before Stonewall".
792 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 0 sources, £ 19.95
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This paper discusses the film, "Before Stonewall", which presents a snapshot of 40 years of oppression and silencing of the gay community in America. Through discussion of clips in the film, the documentary is critiqued and explained.
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"The use of personal interviews addressing many of the taboos that accompanied the early 'bohemian sexual subculture' and the 'gay mental illness,' made the documentary all the more compelling. It is because of this straightforwardness that parts of the film were intensely hard to accept (it's always difficult to digest man's hatred and ignorance). From the beginning of the film, when one of the speakers made the comment "homosexuality has always been a dirty word," one could almost feel the ponderous nature of the early gay/lesbian experience. Yet somehow, even when discussing the ugly, dour truths of the time period, most of the interviews that follow are light-hearted and comical. "
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James I. Robertson's "Stonewall Jackson's Book of Maxims", 2005.
This paper examines the proverbs in James I. Robertson's "Stonewall Jackson's Book of Maxims" .
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, APA, £ 16.95
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This paper explains that James I. Robertson's "Stonewall Jackson's Book of Maxims" is a collection of "maxims" provided in the form of proverbs, quotes and sayings. The author relates the way that Jackson's maxim, "you may be whatever you resolve to be", came true for him.
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"James I Robertson maintains at the outset of "Stonewall Jackson's Book of Maxims" that, "Few men have ever started from humbler beginnings and risen to greater heights than Thomas Jonathon Stonewall Jackson" Jackson was an orphan who grew up impoverished in the mountains of West Virginia. With very little formal education, less than fourth-grade, Jackson entered West Point and rose from the lowest of the plebes to become General in the Confederate Army. Because Jackson was private man socially awkward and known for keeping ..."
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General Stonewall Jackson, 1997.
Life, career, personality, military strategy & achievements of Confederate leader in Civil War.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 10 sources, £ 55.95
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"The reputation of General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson exceeded that of almost any man on either side in the American Civil War. His opponents held him in awe, and, at his early death, the Confederacy believed it had suffered one of the worst blows of the war. His death provoked a wave of emotion in Europe, marking the size of his reputation, and, in general, his popularity placed him the head of the Pantheon of heroic figures emerging from the long, bloody war. But, the most interesting aspect of Jackson's great fame was that it was based almost entirely on his extraordinary strategic and leadership skills. Unlike many other popular heroes of the war, Jackson was not young, dashing, or handsome. "According to notions of the day, he hardly looked like a soldier," and Jackson's behavior and beliefs, were precisely the opposite of those in the popular.."
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Historical Roots of Gay Emancipation, 2002.
Uses John D'Emilio's book "Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities" to answer the question "What events and social changes between 1940 and 1970 made the Stonewall Riots possible?"
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 1 source, £ 62.95
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The strength of the gay and lesbian community comes from a long history of organizations and leaders, as well as subtle social, economic and political factors that contributed to the identification of homosexuality as an identity. It is this identity around which a community has been built to disprove the notion that homosexuality is 'deviant', 'sick', or 'sinful'. The paper identifies two distinct philosophies in the gay liberation movement: one moving towards assimilation and discounting sexual preference as an identity-builder; the other promoting pride and acceptance of homosexuality as a viable identity.
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The Lesbian/Gay Political Movement, 1997.
Reviews the growth and development of the gay rights movement. Discusses early history, but focuses on key developments such as the Stonewall riots and AIDS.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, £ 44.95
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"The Lesbian/Gay Political Movement
Introduction
In thinking about this topic, it is interesting how difficult it is to even begin the discussion. What should the title be? Should it include bisexuals and transvestites in the heading? Should it be entitled the "queer" political movement? Language has been an issue during this history of this debate, and actually since the origins of the modern political movement dealing with homosexuality. Non heterosexuals have been called by many names, mostly pejorative, including Uranians, inverts, queers, faggots, dykes, gays, and homosexuals. The contemporary political movement, which includes lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transvestites, and transsexuals, and any others that might be defined as ..."
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Urban Riots, 2007.
This paper explores four urban riots in the US that were manifestations of the same urban troubles.
1,714 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 38.95
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The paper discusses the causes behind urban riots and focuses on the Watts riot in 1965, the Newark riot in 1967, the Miami riot in 1980 and the Los Angeles riot in 1992. The paper shows how these riots were all triggered by police brutality perpetrated by white cops against black citizens. The paper demonstrates the racial profiling and the unfairness of the criminal justice system that aroused public tensions. The paper shows how rioting can be viewed as disorganized, yet pointed attempts to mobilize a disenfranchised population to achieve political power. The paper concludes that cities and their governments must learn from these four significant events in American urban history.
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"Urban riots often indicate underlying social unrest. The largest riots in modern American history can be traced to race and class issues that transcend and predate the proximate cause of the rioting. For example, the Watts riot in 1965, the Newark riot in 1967, the Miami riot in 1980, and the Los Angeles riot in 1992 were each triggered by striking similar events and were manifestations of the same urban troubles. In each of these cases, the rioting was triggered by white-on-black police brutality and jury verdicts that seemed unjust. The police brutality also relates to racial profiling in each of these riot incidents, reflecting injustices within law enforcement institutions."
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Riots, 1991.
This research examines the phenomenon of riots in the United States in 1963-67: Causes of urban riots, examples and suggestions for prevention.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 11 sources, £ 55.95
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"Public disorder in the form of riots in the United States is almost as old as the country. While riots have never reached the stage of becoming a way of life in the United States, neither can their occurrence be considered a rarity. During the mid-1960s?1963 through 1967, public disorder very nearly did become a way of life in the country?s urban areas?particularly so in the major population centers.
This research examines the phenomenon of riots in the United States. In this examination, an attempt is made to identify the causes of urban riots, and an effort is made to suggest what communities and government could have done to preclude ... "
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The 1992 Los Angeles Riots, 1997.
Discusses the view that the 1992 L.A. riot was composed of two inter-related but significantly different riots. The first was sparked by rage in South Central, the second, more expensive one, occurred in the Latino Mid-City.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 8 sources, £ 27.95
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"INTRODUCTION
In April 1992 Los Angeles experienced the worst riot in an American city when the first of the juries trying the police officers accused of beating motorist Rodney King acquitted those officers. This was the second major riot in Los Angeles, the first being the Watts Riot in the mid-1960s. After the earlier riot, city officials promised that they would find ways to bridge the gap between the black and white communities and reduce cross-cultural tensions in the city. Tensions between the races and among different ethnic groups continued, however, and exploded once more in the 1992 riot. Those tensions have diminished somewhat in the city, but they have not disappeared, nor have the underlying causes been fully addressed. This leaves it an open question whether these tensions might erupt once more."
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Attica Prison Riot, 2001.
Discusses the 1971 riot in terms of prison policies & reforms instituted after riot.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 6 sources, £ 21.95
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" The Attica prison riot took place in September, 1971 at the Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, New York and lasted four days. It ended when 1,500 State Police and National Guardsmen stormed the complex, leaving 42 people dead, including 10 hostages ("Attica Prison Riot"). At the end of the riot, there were conflicting calls for tougher prisons on the one hand, and for prison reform to correct the abuses that had contributed to the riot on the other. In the immediate aftermath of the riot, a number of reforms were instituted. However, in the years since, politicians and administrators have responded to calls to be tougher on crime by incarcerating many more people, thus overcrowding many facilities; reducing any service that might be seen as "coddling" prisoners; reducing or eliminating prison education programs; and generally creating a.."
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The L.A. Riots, 1993.
Discusses the socio-economic factors that were the precursors to the 1992 L.A. riots, focusing on the fact that there were actually two riots, one fueled by black anger and another by recent Central-American immigrants.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 8 sources, £ 49.95
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"Problem Formulation
In April 1992 Los Angeles experienced the worst riot in an American city when the first of the juries trying the police officers accused of beating motorist Rodney King acquitted those officers. The resulting riot has been portrayed in the media as largely a black and white affair, with frustrated Blacks rioting against the white power structure that they see as responsible not only for these verdicts but for the underlying racism and racial oppression they have experienced in the past. Yet, statistics show that this is not an accurate picture of the demographics of the city or what happened in the riots.
The Hispanic and Asian-American populations in the city of Los Angeles increased dramatically during the 1980s, while the Anglo and African-American populations decreased. By 1990 ..."
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