Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee records 1973-1986

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Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee records 1973-1986

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The Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee, formed in 1970 with the purpose of planning an event for the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, effectively invented the gay pride march. The Committee continued planning gay pride events through 1984. The Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee records primarily consist of organizational correspondence and minutes of meetings spanning the years 1977-1982, reflecting the Committee's relationship to city officials and other civic organizations.

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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The Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee was the original organizer, starting in 1970, of the New York Gay Pride March and Rally. At first a committee of representatives from various organizations, they later became fully independent. They continued to be the organizers until replaced by Heritage of Pride in 1984. From the description of Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee records, 1970-1979, 1973-1974 (bulk). (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: ...