Stonewall Uprising, Narrated by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde

Mariann Edgar Budde serves as Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, the first woman elected to the role. She is known for her dedication to justice, mercy, and moral courage, themes she explored in her recent book, How We Learn to Be Brave. She explains how the 1969 Stonewall Uprising marked a new chapter in the cause of human freedom.

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Notes

Unless otherwise noted, all images used in this video are in the public domain.

Evangelist preaching sermon. Pentecostal church, Cambria, Illinois. January 1939. Photo by Arthur Rothstein. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives.