🧵: #OtD 28 Jun 1969 the Stonewall rebellion began in the early hours. The New York Police Department, as part of its policy of closing gay bars, raided the Stonewall Inn, which had a substantial poor and working class LGBT+ clientele. https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e21-22-the-stonewall-riots-and-pride-at-50/