American Experience; Stonewall Uprising; Interview with Doric Wilson, 1 of 2

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Series
American Experience
Episode
Stonewall Uprising
Raw Footage
Interview with Doric Wilson, 1 of 2
Producing Organization
WGBH Educational Foundation
Contributing Organization
WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-15-354f67nc
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Description
Episode Description
In the early morning hours of June 28, 1969 police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in the Greenwich Village section of New York City. Such raids were not unusual in the late 1960s, an era when homosexual sex was illegal in every state but Illinois. That night, however, the street erupted into violent protests and street demonstrations that lasted for the next six days. The Stonewall riots, as they came to be known, marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement in the United States and around the world.
Raw Footage Description
In this interview, Doric Wilson discusses his participation in the Stonewall uprising and Gay Liberation movement. Wilson also recalls social repression in the 1950's, including the pressure to marry a woman, McCarthy era culture, and attitudes towards LGBTQ folk on the east vs. west coasts. Other topics include Wilson's experience growing up gay in rural Washington, working as a playwright in New York, and cruising and bar culture in Greenwich Village.
Date
2011
Topics
LGBTQ
History
Rights
Copyright 2011 WGBH Educational Foundation
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:31:36
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Credits
Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
AAPB Contributor Holdings
WGBH
Identifier: cpb-aacip-665e11d98be (Filename)
Format: DVCPRO: 50
Generation: Original
Duration: 00:31:36
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Citations
Chicago: “American Experience; Stonewall Uprising; Interview with Doric Wilson, 1 of 2,” 2011, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed August 22, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-354f67nc.
MLA: “American Experience; Stonewall Uprising; Interview with Doric Wilson, 1 of 2.” 2011. WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. August 22, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-354f67nc>.
APA: American Experience; Stonewall Uprising; Interview with Doric Wilson, 1 of 2. Boston, MA: WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-354f67nc