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Scott G. Brown was born March 17, 1941. He attended the City University of New York and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in social science from Washington State University. He lived in Greenwich Village during the era of the Village People, the Flower Children, the Vietnam War, and the original Woodstock Music Festival. Peter, Paul, and Mary, along with Jimmy Hendrix and Janice Joplin, were superstars, but the most notable event of all was the Stonewall Inn raid of June 28, 1969, when he was an anonymous participant in the ensuing riot. Time named the Stonewall Inn raid one of the 10 most influential protests of the 20th century.

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The Stonewall Riots, 43 Years Later: Reflections of One of the Oldest Surviving Veterans of the Seminal Uprising

(35) Comments | Posted June 28, 2012 | 9:21 AM

At 71 I am one of the oldest surviving veterans of the Stonewall Inn raid that occurred on June 28, 1969 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. I believe Ellen Shumsky may be a few months older or younger than I am. Kay Lahusen, another veteran, is...

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