Dewey's Sit-in in Philadelphia, 1965, by Marc Stein
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Title
Dewey's Sit-in in Philadelphia, 1965, by Marc Stein
Subject
Movements and Activism
Social Life and Community
Work and Economic Life
Identities
Media and Communications
Organizations
Politics, Government, and Law
Race and Ethnicity
Social Life and Community
Transgender
Description
In 1965 Drum magazine called it “the first sit-in of its kind in the history of the United States.” To honor the fiftieth anniversary of this major act of LGBT resistance, Marc Stein presented reports of the sit-in at Dewey’s restaurant in Center City, Philadelphia, which began on April 25, 1965. Staged by three teenagers, it protested discrimination against "homosexuals,” “masculine women,” “feminine men,” and “persons wearing non-conformist clothing.” First Published on OutHistory on April 20, 2015.
Time Period
1960s
Person
Stein, Marc
Brinsfield, Bill
Davidson, Becky
Fleischmann, Joan
Hardman, Joey
Polak, Clark
Daniels, Ray
Place
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
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deweys-sit-in
exhibit type
Oral History
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