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Life in Pilly.02
Two historians, Jonathan Ned Katz and Tavia Nyong’o, present and analyze the story and visual depiction of Peter Sewally/Mary Jones, a Black transgender person in New York City, in 1836. First published on OutHistory in 2017. Adapted with permission…
Life in the Upstairs Lounge
Photo 1: Stanley Plaisance, Gene Davis, and two unknown bar patrons.
Photo 2: Mardi Gras costume contest, 1973.
Photo 2: Mardi Gras costume contest, 1973.
Life Story: Jarena Lee (1783–1855)
Preacher of the Second Great Awakening
Jarena became part of a broad spiritual movement called the Second Great Awakening that lasted from the 1790s to the 1840s. A religious fervor crossed the land and reached its peak in the 1820s, when Jarena began her missionary work.
It was not…
It was not…
Link to Wolfenden Report
Link to the full text of the Wolfenden Report, 4 September 1957,
Liquor License Issued for New Year’s Day Ball at California Hall
Donald S. Lucas Papers.
List of Participants in Consultation
Compiled by Mark Bowman from research of James Waller and other CRH sources.
Local Coverage Diminishing
Only four days after the fire, one local newspaper prints a short article about special arrangements for treating some survivors.
