[cid:image002.jpg@01D76E79.F4E670C0] Find out about the history Pride celebrations and how they've rolled out across the Evergreen State. See the program on Facebook Live @historymuseum - you do NOT need to have a Facebook page; get all the details here: A Look at Washington State PRIDE - Washington State Historical Society (washingtonhistory.org)<https://www.washingtonhistory.org/event/pride/> Hear from Katherine McFarland Bruce, author of Pride Parades: How a Parade Changed the World, who will describe the unique role of Pride<https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/pride?__eep__=6&__cft__%5b0%5d=AZV7Rx9YDmEj2SRIcm6rbM11ezfHlIaXas_svtBZpPFjLbM8G7-WNrN6kU3mjSB_cfoiOHgxe51EU1yhWdC8bmIGq0YE3Y_2vJlKYgOi9aUsmoZX99Sc4DVRbbbDRZv-fxAniYz6uwlcj67CGWQYOKLVDAaigO_uvOcSRIQ_7KQFmzs5xwwOxjVNJ3-vxML5VQ4&__tn__=*NK-R> celebrations in the fight to win LGBTQ+ rights. Tonight's program also welcomes dynamic speakers from Tacoma, Spokane, and Aberdeen sharing perspectives on Pride. And, we'll dive into the Washington State Historical Society's collections to explore objects from Pride events of the past. Pride parades began on June 28, 1970, when two thousand gay and lesbian activists in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago paraded in a new form of social protest marked by celebration and unashamed declaration of stigmatized identities. Today, 51 years later, millions of people across the country participate in Pride parades. (Link to McFarland Bruce's book: Pride Parades: How a Parade Changed the World (Paperback) | King's Books (kingsbookstore.com)<https://www.kingsbookstore.com/book/9781479869541> [cid:image008.jpg@01D76E79.F4E670C0] Washington State Historical Society 1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402 253-343-7004 Become a member! WashingtonHistory.org [cid:image001.png@01D64A2C.45C2A950]<https://www.facebook.com/historymuseum>[cid:image002.png@01D64A2C.45C2A950]<https://twitter.com/HistoryMuseum>[cid:image003.png@01D64A2C.45C2A950]<https://www.instagram.com/washingtonhistory/>[cid:image004.png@01D64A2C.45C2A950]<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZRXAl-JqixtE7toeX4BTrg/videos?view_as=subscriber>