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The police, not expecting the resistance, attempted to barricade themselves in the bar, but the crowds broke through and the bar was set on fire in the ensuing conflict.Fed up with the harassment, many of the patrons didn’t leave but fought back against the police. This wasn’t the first time the bar had been raided.Early on Saturday, June 28, police raided the Stonewall Inn, often using force and violence to arrest employees and kick out the patrons.That’s because homosexual acts were illegal at the time and the Stonewall Inn was a well-known hangout for gays, lesbians, transgender people and others.
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