The Stonewall riot
The riot that inspired the gay rights movement; genocide against the Kurds; and Catch-22
The History Hour · BBC World Service
June 29, 201949m 59s
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Show Notes
The riot that inspired the modern gay rights movement; Saddam Hussein's 1980s genocidal campaign against Iraq's Kurds; notorious British serial killers, Fred and Rose West; 50 years of fighting for fat people in America; and Joseph Heller on his seminal work, Catch-22.
Picture: the Stonewall Inn today (Getty Images)