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51-53 Christopher Street. The Stonewall Rebellion, the catalytic event
in the development of the modern lesbian and gay rights movement, began
on the street in front of the Stonewall Inn, a bar that originally
encompassed both storefronts of this building. In the 1960s, police
raids on gay bars were routine. But at 1am, on June 28, 1969, something
unprecedented happened--gays and lesbians fought back! They forced the
police to retreat into the bar and set off five days of rioting in
nearby streets. The sense of pride and identity engendered by this
rebellion gave life to the nascent Gay Liberation movement, and the
anniversary of the rebellion is now celebrated internationally.