The Stonewall Riots

Examples of The Stonewall Riots in the following topics:

• Gay and Lesbian Rights

  • The riot continued for several hours and resumed the following night.
  • By the summer of 1970, groups in at least eight American cities were sufficiently organized to schedule simultaneous events commemorating the Stonewall riots for the last Sunday in June.
  • On June 28, 1970, the first Gay Pride marches took place in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York commemorating the anniversary of the riots.
  • Today, LGBTQ Pride events are held annually throughout the world toward the end of June to commemorate the Stonewall riots.
  • Photograph of the Stonewall Inn, taken September 1969.

• The Battle of Chancellorsville

  • The Confederate Army won at the Battle of Chancellorsville, but lost many troops, including General "Stonewall" Jackson.
  • "Stonewall" Jackson by friendly fire, a devastation that Lee likened to, "losing [his] right arm."
  • Just as seriously, he lost his most aggressive field commander, Stonewall Jackson.
  • Stonewall Jackson on May 2, 1863.
  • Wilderness Church at Chancellorsville was the center of a stand made by Union General Schurz's division after Confederates under Stonewall Jackson made a surprise flank attack.

• Military Segregation

  • Woodrow Wilson's policy of military segregation led to conflict, rioting, and the brutal sentencing of the all-black Twenty-Fourth U.S.
  • This led to clashes with local authorities, including an incident in which police beat a black soldier and set off a nighttime riot by 156 African-American troops resulting in the shooting deaths of two soldiers, four police officers, and nine civilians.
  • A police officer and a soldier died later from wounds sustained in the riot, while another soldier died from injuries he received during his capture the next day.
  • Members of the U.S.
  • Nicknamed the "Harlem Hellfighters," it was the first all-black regiment.

• The Battle of Bull Run

  • The Battle of Bull Run, the first major battle of the Civil War, demonstrated to the public that the conflict would not be resolved quickly or easily.
  • The First Battle of Bull Run, called the "Battle of First Manassas" by the Confederacy, was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the city of Manassas.
  • It was the first major land battle of the American Civil War, but is also significant for demonstrating to the wider public the inexperience of both armies and the intractable nature of the conflict given the inability of either side to achieve a quick or decisive victory.
  • Johnston arrived from the Shenandoah Valley by railroad and the course of the battle quickly changed.
  • Jackson, stood their ground giving rise to Jackson’s famous nickname, "Stonewall Jackson."

• Racial Friction

  • The Chicago Race Riot was the worst example of the mob violence that swept the country.
  • During the Chicago riot, U.S.
  • Edgar Hoover, at the start of his career in government, analyzed the riots for Attorney General A.
  • A white gang looking for African Americans during the Chicago Race Riot of 1919.
  • Identify the causes and effects of the race riots of 1919

• Stalemate in the Eastern Theater

  • Operations in the interior of the Carolinas in 1865 are considered part of the western theater, while the other coastal areas along the Atlantic Ocean are included in the lower seaboard theater.
  • The theater was bound by the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.
  • The battle began with Confederate Major General Stonewall Jackson’s troops capturing a supply depot at Manassas Junction, which threatened Pope’s line of communication with Washington, D.C.
  • Pope believed Confederate Major General Stonewall Jackson’s corps to be trapped and led the bulk of his army against Jackson’s.
  • Identify the important battles fought and the states and generals involved in the eastern theater of the Civil War

• The Battle of Fredericksburg

  • Fredericksburg was one of the most one-sided battles and the first instance of urban combat during the American Civil War.
  • In November 1862, President Abraham Lincoln needed to demonstrate the success of the Union war effort before the Northern public lost confidence in his administration.
  • The Union Army's futile frontal attacks on December 13 against entrenched Confederate defenders on the heights behind the city is considered one of the most one-sided battles of the American Civil War, with Union casualties more than twice as heavy as those suffered by the Confederates.
  • Franklin was able to pierce the first defensive line of Confederate Lieutenant General Stonewall Jackson to the south, but was ultimately repulsed.
  • Battle of Fredericksburg: The Army of the Potomac crossing the Rappahannock in the morning of December 13, 1862, under the command of Generals Burnside, Sumner, Hooker, and Franklin

• The "Nadir of Race Relations" and the Great Migration

  • In the South, white people worried about the loss of their labor force and so frequently tried to block the black migration.
  • In 1919, there were riots in several major cities, resulting in the so-called Red Summer.
  • The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 erupted into mob violence that lasted several days, leaving 15 white people and 23 black people dead.
  • The 1921 Tulsa Race Riot in Tulsa, Oklahoma was even more deadly, with white mobs invading and burning the city’s Greenwood district.
  • A white gang looking for African Americans during the Chicago Race Riot of 1919.

• Racial Prejudice in the Jackson Era

  • Jacksonian Democracy drew its support from the small farmers of the West, and the workers, artisans and small merchants of the East.
  • Congress passed the Indian Removal Act in 1830, which authorized the President to negotiate treaties that exchanged Indian tribal lands in the eastern states for lands west of the Mississippi River.
  • Despite protests from the elected Cherokee government and many whites who supported the tribe, the Cherokees were forced to trek to the Indian Territory in 1838.
  • Along the way, many died of disease and deprivation in what became known as the "Trail of Tears".
  • Anti-abolitionist riots rocked several cities during the Jackson era, with Jackson himself often applauding the actions.

• McClellan's Peninsular Campaign

  • Another setback for the campaign was the emergence of the first Confederate ironclad ship, the CSS Virginia, which complicated further Union operations along the James River.
  • The USS Monitor arrived on the scene the next day, leading to the world’s first clash between ironclads.
  • The first heavy fighting of the campaign occurred in the Battle of Williamsburg, in which the Union troops managed some tactical victories, but the Confederates continued their withdrawal.
  • In the Battle of Drewry's Bluff, an attempt by the U.S.
  • Though none of the battles from these seven days resulted in significant Confederate tactical victories, the fierce fighting and sudden appearance of Stonewall Jackson’s “foot cavalry” on McClellan’s western flank became unnerving for Union forces, which were eventually forced back to their base at the James River.