Stonewall by Martin Duberman Summary
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Stonewall chronicles the pivotal 1969 riots that ignited the LGBTQ+ movement, through six intimate personal stories. Hailed as "a national treasure" by The New Yorker's Masha Gessen, Duberman's masterpiece reveals how a single night of resistance forever changed America's fight for equality.
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The Night That Changed America Forever
In the early hours of June 28, 1969, what began as a routine police raid on the Stonewall Inn ignited a revolution. The patrons of this Mafia-run gay bar-many of them street queens, hustlers, and marginalized youth-did something unprecedented: they fought back. For six days, demonstrations rocked Greenwich Village, birthing the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement and forever changing American society. What made this moment different from previous raids? Perhaps it was the accumulated rage of years of harassment, or maybe the revolutionary spirit of the 1960s had finally penetrated the gay community. Whatever sparked it, the resistance at Stonewall marked the moment when thousands of LGBTQ+ Americans decided they would no longer accept living in the shadows. Imagine living in a world where your very existence was classified as a mental illness, where you could be fired, evicted, or arrested simply for being yourself. This was America before Stonewall-a place where gay bars operated under Mafia protection, where police entrapment was common, and where most LGBTQ+ people lived double lives marked by secrecy and shame. The uprising didn't just challenge police authority; it challenged an entire system that had criminalized and pathologized queer existence for generations.
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"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
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"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
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"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
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"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
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"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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