Which Event Is Regarded by Many as Pivotal in the Twentieth-Century

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which event is regarded by many as pivotal in the twentieth-century struggle for gay rights and denotes the beginning of the modern gay rights movement?

• A) The Civil Rights Act of 1964
• B) The passage of the Fair Housing Act of 1968
• C) The 1969 uprisings at Greenwich Village's mafia-owned Stonewall Inn
• D) The ACT/UP social action in 1989

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