As the city prepares for the annual parade to celebrate the pride of gay, bisexual and transgender people, an exhibition takes visitors back half a century ago, the moment it all started: the village of Greenwich Stone
"I think it's incredibly tolerant and acceptable now that we see gay rights as something for many people," said Whitney donghouse, museum director and chairman of New York City.
"But in reality, people have to stand up and defend their rights.
The photos, taken by legendary country sound photographer Fred mcdara, will be on display at the New York City Museum on Wednesday.
On the second day of the protest, mcdara came here with a camera.
His picture shows a damaged record player and a group of people standing calmly outside the bar.
The riots led to the second month of the march, which then became the pride parade held every June to raise awareness among the LGBT community.
Sarah Seidman, curator of the museum, said: "We saw the protests that took place a month after the stone wall . ".
"On the anniversary of the month, and then over the next year, there is a new parade called Christopher Street Liberty march, which became the annual stone wall anniversary parade.
"Pride photos are part of a larger exhibition of mcdara's work, which captures villages in the 1950 s and 1960 s.
His photo records a hotbed of creativity and activism, when the village was the capital of Betty Nick's life and anti-cultural movement.
The image of prominent political leaders of that era, such as Andy Warhol, Alan Ginsberg, Bob Dylan and Robert Kennedy.
This was before Greenwich Village became a bastion of middle class.
"I mean, it's a real New York creative person and someone who contributes to a vibrant art stage," Donhauser said . ".
"I think McDarrah has this incredible ability to find the right people in the right place and contribute to them at the peak of the country sound and the creativity of the village of Greenwich.
"This is a heyday that is always kept in hundreds of extraordinary photos.