9 Incredible Photos from Stonewall and the Origins of Pride

As part of the national celebration of the 50^th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, the Museum of the City of New York presents PRIDE: Photographs of Stonewall and Beyond by Fred W. McDarrah, featuring Fred W. McDarrah’s images of the initial Stonewall uprising, portraits of significant figures in the LGBT rights movement, and photographs of pride marches, protests, and public events for the LGBT community. PRIDE is a companion exhibition to The Voice of the Village: Fred W. McDarrah Photographs and a critical component of the Museum’s Stonewall50 series of exhibitions and programming PRIDE = POWER!

In the early hours of June 28, 1969, an uprising began against a police raid of a Greenwich Village bar—the Stonewall Inn—known to serve lesbian women, gay men, and bisexual and transgender people. The event, which turned into six days of demonstrations and conflicts with law enforcement, marked a pivotal moment in the LGBTQ rights movement. Today pride parades inspired by the Stonewall uprising are held in June in cities throughout the world.

McDarrah’s photo are like finding wonderfully preserved time capsule. Check out the nine of the photos below and go see the exhibit if you can.

Contributor Jason Adams is the founder and editor of My New Plaid Pants.