For this assignment, you will be creating an annotated bibliography of sources you will use for your research paper.

Once you are satisfied that you have met the above criteria, submit your completed Annotated Bibliography to the Assignment folder by the due date on the Course Schedule in x or .rtf format (no PDFs).

Instructions

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Your final historical research paper should include an introduction with a clear thesis statement, at least five paragraphs (probably more) that address topics that support your claims, and a strong conclusion that summarizes your argument. Attach your final bibliography (not annotated) at the end and include a cover page (in all formats) with your name, date, and the title of the paper. The title should be more than the topic and should give the reader a sense of what the paper is about. Some examples: 

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· Paul Revere: Statesman and Craftsman

· The Salem Witch Trials: Fear and Superstition on the Frontier

· The Frontier: A Meeting of Cultures and Ambitions

· Make sure each paragraph contains at least one quote or other supporting evidence from your research, and that you use all your sources – primary and secondary (including the scholarly journal article). Primary sources do provide the best evidence, and a variety of sources provide event better evidence than a reliance on one or two sources. Always extrapolate quotations. Follow quotes with your own analysis or comments and explain how that evidence supports your argument.

· Quotations should be no more than two or three lines long. People tend to skip over longer quotes. All quotes must be cited as appropriate for the format you have selected – in-text citations for APA and MLA, or Notes for Chicago Style. Remember quotations also require a page number if available in all the formats. Even though quotations are important as support, the majority of your paper (roughly 85%) should by your own words of analysis.

· You may use illustrations or photographs as sources, but these should not be included in the body of the paper. If you decide that you must include these images, they should be attached as appendices and those pages do not count toward your page length or word count.

· The body of your paper should be 5 – 7 pages in length, double spaced, not including the cover page, or the bibliography. This is roughly 1250 – 1750 words.

· Incorporate feedback provided by your instructor and peers on your rough draft, thesis statement and outline, bibliography, and research topic proposal. This is all important, and while you are not required to incorporate every bit of feedback provided to you, you need to consider it all and make a conscious determination as to whether to follow the advice or not. Don’t just consider grammatical and mechanic feedback, which are lower order revisions. Incorporate higher order revisions such as idea development and content suggestions as well.

· Submit your final research paper by the due date noted on the Course Schedule. This should be one document in x or .rtf format (no PDFs!).

John Doe
US History
January 1, 2018
Annotated Bibliography

Stonewall Riots

Cusac, Anne-Marie. “The Promise of Stonewall.” The Progressive 63, no. 8 (August 1999): 10.
EBSCOhost. Academic Search Complete.

This article talks about how the Stonewall Riots was and is the promise of radical sexual equality.
This article talks about the impact that this event had and continues to have of members of the
community thirty years after the fact. “The answer lies, we believe, in the unique nature of the
Stonewall…. When it was raided, they fought for it…. They had nothing to lose other than the most
tolerant and open-minded gay place in town” (Cusac 1999 p10). This article can be used to back up
the argument of not only the significance of the Stonewall Riots in 1969-70’s but that the promise
has still yet to be fulfilled for many members of the community. “Anybody can come in and not feel
uncomfortable,” he says. “That’s what we were fighting about to begin with.” The promise of
Stonewall is a promise of radical sexual equality. It excludes no one” (Cusac 1999 p10). One could
say that while the Stonewall Riots had great impact on gay liberation movements and such, the
‘flamboyant’ members of the community [like Marsha P. Johnson] were being left behind.

Franke-Ruta, Garance. “An Amazing 1969 Account of the Stonewall Uprising.” The Atlantic.
January 24, 2013. Accessed March 16, 2018. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/01/
an-amazing-1969-account-of-the-stonewall-uprising/272467/.

The article “An amazing 1969 Account of the Stonewall Uprising” is a great source for gathering
insight and information on the events leading up to the Stonewall Riots and why the Stonewall Inn
was important to so many people. The article proceeds to mention chants and dialogue from the
Riots. This article includes an account by Dick Leitsch and mentions President Barack Obamas
inaugural speech that mentioned the Stonewall era. This source can be used in the paper to address
the importance of the Stonewall Inn and to cite various statistics. This particular source would most
likely be used towards the end of the paper in order to tie in that while much progress has been made
since the Stonewall era, there is still much to be done.

Hillstrom, Laurie Collier. The Stonewall Riots. Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, 2016.

This book is both a primary and secondary source as it is divided into three sections that include; an
accurate account of the Stonewall Riots, biographies on leading figures connected to the riots, and
primary sources such as; official documents, first-hand accounts, memoirs, and other important
works. In using this book as a research tool, it will give an in-depth and detail oriented account of
not just the riot itself but those involved in it. The overview of the events will give myself and others
a better understanding of how and why the riots began as well as the different affects it had on
various members of the LGBT community. This specific source can be used throughout the final
paper in a way that backs the argument being made about the Stonewall Riots.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/01/an-amazing-1969-account-of-the-

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/01/an-amazing-1969-account-of-the-stonewall-uprising/272467/

History.com Staff. “Stonewall Riots.” History.com. 2017. Accessed March
17, 2018. https://www.history.com/topics/the-stonewall-riots.

This source is a great for gathering information on the Stonewall Riots and why they
were so important. It talks about how the gay bars acted as a place of refuge for those
who did not conform with the societal norms of the 1960s. It informs us that the mafia
saw a profit to be made and their role in events leading up to the riots, including buying
the Stonewall inn and turning into a gay bar, as well as paying off corrupt officers to
ignore the actives that took place there. The source can be used in connection to the
argument that the riots were a galivanting force for LGBT political activism.

Williams, Cristan. “Interview With an Actual Stonewall Riot Veteran: The Ciswashing
of Stonewall Must End!” The Trans Advocate. February 18, 2013. Accessed
March 16, 2018. http://transadvocate.com/interview-with-an-actual-
stonewall-riot-veteran-the- ciswashing- of-stonewall-must-end_n_8750.htm.

This primary source gives an authentic and eye-opening perspective of the Stonewall
Riots. The interview consisted of events including where he[interviewee; Roy McCarthy]
had been the night the riots first began [asleep across the street from the riots]. He
mentions the emotion and moments of the Stonewall Riots. As said by Roy; “But it was
those of us who had nothing to lose, and stood up, and everybody joined in afterwards.
We were all very tight knit very tight knit. It wasn’t like we were giving verbal support to
the queens who were getting locked up in the paddy wagon. It wasn’t just some sort of
spectator thing like at a football came — this was something from our heart, deep down
inside” (Williams 2013). The interview transcript included was done in 1999 and was
retrieved from the Transgender Archive in Houston, Texas. This interview can be used as
supporting evidence throughout the paper and in the argument that many fail to include
the important role transgender people played in the Stonewall Riots and its
significance.

https://www.history.com/topics/the-stonewall-riots

http://transadvocate.com/interview-with-an-actual-stonewall-riot-veteran-the-

http://transadvocate.com/interview-with-an-actual-stonewall-riot-veteran-the-

https://www.history.com/topics/the-stonewall-riots

http://transadvocate.com/interview-with-an-actual-stonewall-riot-veteran-the- ciswashing- of-stonewall-must-end_n_8750.htm