scholarly journals New York Ogniwo in the Years 1879-1881

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 325-340
Author(s):  
Daniel Kiper
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New York ◽  
New Jersey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Immigrant Community ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Position ◽  
History Of

The article discusses the history of the Polish Ogniwo weekly published in New York in the years 1879-1881. The magazine was established during a major organisational transformation of the Polish diaspora in the United States. One of the most important initiatives of the then immigrant community in New York and beyond (including New Jersey) was to integrate the public of Polish origin in order to work toward the improvement of the financial and political position of Polish immigrants. This work was carried out by the Ogniwo weekly. Its editors tried to mobilise scattered economic immigrants to work towards building an ideologically aligned Polish-American community.

From “Gay Is Good” to “Unapologetically Gay”

Pride Parades ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine McFarland Bruce
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New York ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Political Change ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Public ◽  
History Of ◽  
Cultural Code ◽  
Historical Moment ◽  
Gay Identities

Building on ideas introduced in the introduction, the author delves deeper into the history of Pride in Chapter One. Exploring the first Pride parades in major cities across the United States, the author examines archival newspaper reports and personal interviews with participants at these first events. In doing so, the author shows how the participants initiated the model of protest that characterizes Pride today by targeting cultural, rather than political change. With a focus on the parades of New York and Los Angeles in 1970, this chapter outlines the beginning of Pride as a moment of elation and celebration but also a significant historical moment of protest; by marching through the public streets, refusing the censor their gay identities, the participants challenged and destabilized the heteronormative cultural code. These initial marches thus acted as catalysts for more Pride celebrations, initiating the tradition of Pride.

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