The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the gay community against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan. They are widely considered to constitute the single most important event leading to the gay liberation movement and the modern fight for LGBT rights in the United States. COUNT 6
QSN1 The Stonewall riots are named after what building? ANS1 the Stonewall Inn QSN2 In what neighborhood did the Stonewall riots occur? ANS2 Greenwich Village QSN3 On what date did the Stonewall riots take place? ANS3 June 28, 1969 QSN4 In what borough did the Stonewall riots happen? ANS4 Manhattan QSN5 What event provoked the Stonewall riots? ANS5 a police raid QSN6 Where did the Stonewall riots happen? ANS6 Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan