“How many years has it taken people to realize that we are all brothers and sisters and human beings in the human race?” Marsha P. Johnson, 1945-1992 💜
Marsha P. Johnson was one of the most prominent figures of the gay rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s in New York City. Always sporting a smile, Johnson was an important advocate for homeless LGBTQ+ youth, those affected by H.I.V. and AIDS, and gay and transgender rights.
Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson (1979-84) from the Estate of Leee Black Childers Collection of
@faulknermorganarchive are currently on display at the Little Fine Arts Library.
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