Black transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson once said, “History isn’t something you look back at and say it was inevitable; it happens because people make decisions that are sometimes very impulsive and of the moment. But those moments are cumulative realities.” Today, “City Lights” looks at the history of Atlanta Pride, and how far we’ve come in the last 50 years. Two scholars on the subject joined host Lois Reitzes via Zoom to talk about the Festival’s origins: LGBTQ activist and founder of Touching Up Our Roots Dave Hayward, and Dr. Eric Solomon, Emory visiting assistant professor of American Studies and English.
Interview highlights:
Atlanta after the Stonewall Uprising of 1969:
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