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Police began to move in the area of 12th Street and Clairmont as hundreds of people fill the street with violence gaining momentum during the 1967 Detroit Race Riot.

The Riots of the Long, Hot Summer

San Francisco, California/USA-1/18/20: Womens March at Civic Center marching with signs of political protest regarding equality also embracing 2020 presidential candidates and celebrating equality

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People in Taksim Square for LGBT pride parade on June 30, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. Almost 100.000 people attracted to pride parade and the biggest pride ever held in Turkey.

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Johanna Sigurdardottir Iceland's first female prime minister, the first openly gay prime minister in the world. A Veteran M (longest serving MP) elected in 1978 for the Social Democratic party. Official photo 2009

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The birthplace of the Gay Rights Movement began at the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street in NYC in June of 1969 during the famed Stonewall Riots when gays rioted against police raids.

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Bar graph of the United States Death Toll during major events. Infogram chart.

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An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

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